you need to preface your command with ./ (i.e. ./hello) the reason for this is that your current directory is not in your path for security reasons. Steve Phariss > > I have tried this with a c program with the same results, > "command not found". > > Any ideas out there on what is causing this? > > Clay Stapleton > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >