> Sherwin T. Ang wrote:
>
> >If you need the first command to finish first before executing the second
> >one, write a script with a wait command
> >
> >#!/bin/sh
> >firstcommand
> >wait
> >secondcommand
> >
> >and edit or add it in your crontab
> >
You can appreciate the power of wait command if you are sending jobs in the
background
consider the scripts below
#!/bin/sh
updatedb &
wait
locate <put desired files here>
this will tell to the shell that updatedb must finish first before it
execute the locate command
jon
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