Subj : bash script
To   : Rick Smith
From : Alan Ianson
Date : Sat Jun 19 2021 14:51:26

> Greetings All!


> Not sure if this is where I would ask this question or not?

This is as good a place as any. There is also the BASH and TUXPOWER areas although they are low traffic.

> I am trying to make bash script to combine a couple of other scripts  and I
> had a couple of questions.  So If I make a script that performs something and
> then it calls another script, would the first script then pause until the
> called side script completes?

Something like the ability to "call" another bat file in DOS and then the calling bat file continues with what it was doing?

I am sure there is a way to do that in bash also but even after all these years my bash skills are less than what they could/should be.

> If not is there a way to make it wait to move forward until the
> other one completes?  I hope I am describing this well for you.

I sometimes do a test for certain files and if found the script will do that with an "if", like this..

if [ -f /usr/local/fido/dotic.now ]; then
   rm /usr/local/fido/dotic.now
   /usr/local/bin/htick toss
   /usr/local/bin/mfreq-index
fi

Then the script carries on with what it is doing.

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