Element: <execute>

Syntax


<!ELEMENT execute        (param*)>
<!ATTLIST execute
          base           CDATA #IMPLIED
          command        CDATA #REQUIRED>

This element occurs in the elements alfs, else, stage. and then

See also : param.

Description

The element execute is used to execute an arbitrary command.

The attribute base allows to specify the directory in which the command will be executed;

The attribute command contains the text of the command itself.

The subelements param contain parameters of the command.

Examples

The first example is an execute command without parameter.


<execute command="umount" />

The equivalent bash script is :


echo Executing 'umount'
umount

The second example is an execute command without one parameter.


<execute command="mount">
    <param>/mnfs/lfs</param>
</execute>

The equivalent bash script is :

echo Executing 'mount'
mount /mnfs/lfs