Element: <execute>

Syntax

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

This element occurs in the elements : Element : <alfs> | Element: <stage>

See also : Element: <param> | Element: <prefix>

Description

The element execute is one of the many main operation elements. It is used to execute an arbitrary command.

The sub-element param contains one or many optional parameters of the command.

The sub-element prefix contains any prefix data for the command to execute.

Both sub-elements are optional, but if used can be used more than once.

The attribute base allows you to specify the directory in which the command will be executed. See Element : <base>.

The attribute command contains the text of the command itself.

Examples

The first example is an execute command without a parameter.

<execute command="umount">

The equivalent bash script is :

echo Executing 'umount'
umount

The second example is an execute command with one parameter.

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

The equivalent bash script is :

echo Executing 'mount'
mount /mnfs/lfs