Sorry- that should have been
$./filename.bin
unless the directory that you are in is in your $PATH. I set my path to 
include my home directory.

On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, Tom Achtenberg wrote:

> This is really basic, but I cannot remember how to execute a .bin file.  I
> had to rebuild my system and am installing Star Office and JRE but they are
> in .bin files.  I have run chmod +x on them but now what?
> 
> 
> Tom Achtenberg
> 
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