Linux allows you to enter multiple commands at one time. The only requirement is that you separate the commands with a semicolon (you can see an example in Figure Figure 3-14).
Want to see how long you've been online using Netscape? Just combine the date command with Netscape's command.
date; netscape; date |
Remember that commands are case sensitive, so the command to start Netscape must be in lower-case to start the browser.
In the Xterm window, we'll see something like this:
[billy@localhost billy]$ date; netscape; date Fri Jul 26 13:26:27 EST 1999 |
We'll see the second date entry when we close out of Netscape. Then, our screen will look like this:
[billy@localhost billy]$ date; netscape; date Fri Jul 26 13:26:27 EST 1999 Fri Jul 26 14:28:32 EST 1999 [billy@localhost billy]$ |
And the prompt will return. The discrepancy between the two results from the date command shows that we were using Netscape for just over an hour.