Curvature lines are coordinate curves if and only if Weingarten matrix is diagonal

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I have to prove that the curvature lines are the coordinate curves of a surface S if and only if the matrix associated to the Weingarten endomorphism is diagonal.

The matrix is written in the canonical base of the tangent plane (r_u, r_v, where r is the parametrization of the surface S).

Can someone give me some hints or show me how to do it? Thank you in advice