diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b1d865c..c83bf47 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -223,11 +223,12 @@ shown below:
 
 Homemaker will process the dependency tasks before processing the task itself.
 
-In addition to creating links, Homemaker is capable of executing commands on a per-task basis. Commands should be
-defined in an array called `cmds`, split into an item per each command line argument. All of the commands are executed
-with `dest` as the working directory (as mentioned previously, this defaults to your home directory). If any command
-returns a nonzero exit code, Homemaker will display an error message and prompt the user to determine if it should
-*abort*, *retry*, or *cancel*.
+In addition to creating links, Homemaker is capable of executing commands on a per-task basis. Homemaker can commands both 
+before and after linking your configuration. Commands should be placed in either an array, under the field `precmds` or 
+`postcmds` (for commands to be run before and after linking respectively). These commands should be split into an array of 
+strings, with each entry corresponding to one command line argument. All of the commands are executed with `dest` as 
+the working directory (as mentioned previously, this defaults to your home directory). If any command returns a nonzero 
+exit code, Homemaker will display an error message and prompt the user to determine if it should *abort*, *retry*, or *cancel*.
 
 The example task below will clone and install configuration files for Vim into the `~/.config` directory, and create
 links to it from the home directory. You may notice that this task references an environment variable (set by Homemaker
diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index f99c358..f11ffcb 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 type task struct {
-	Deps    []string
-	Links   [][]string
-	Cmds    [][]string
-	Envs    [][]string
-	Accepts [][]string
-	Rejects [][]string
+	Deps     []string
+	Links    [][]string
+	CmdsPre  [][]string
+	Cmds     [][]string
+	CmdsPost [][]string
+	Envs     [][]string
+	Accepts  [][]string
+	Rejects  [][]string
 }
 
 func (t *task) deps(conf *config) []string {
@@ -62,6 +64,11 @@ func (t *task) process(conf *config) error {
 	}
 
 	if conf.flags&flagNoCmds == 0 {
+		for _, currCmd := range t.CmdsPre {
+			if err := processCmd(currCmd, true, conf); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 		for _, currCmd := range t.Cmds {
 			if err := processCmd(currCmd, true, conf); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -77,6 +84,14 @@ func (t *task) process(conf *config) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if conf.flags&flagNoCmds == 0 {
+		for _, currCmd := range t.CmdsPost {
+			if err := processCmd(currCmd, true, conf); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }