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.
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
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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]$
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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.
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