My tutorial said that if I am going to add '.' it to my path to add it as the
last searched. The problem I am having is that I don't know how ti add it as
the last directory searced.
On Monday 19 January 2004 08:51 am, Daniel McAferty said:
~ I know a lot of people don't like to do this but I
~ add the "." to may path. Then I don't have to type ./ to
~ run a command located in my current directory.
~
~ path = $path:.
~
~ Dan
~
~ > -----Original Message-----
~ > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
~ > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Craig
~ > White
~ > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 4:46 PM
~ > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
~ > Subject: Re: Re:learning script
~ >
~ >
~ > On Sun, 2004-01-18 at 16:40, Michael Havens wrote:
~ > > my password? Where would that be?
~ > >
~ > > On Sunday 18 January 2004 01:40 pm, Bryce C said:
~ > > ~ ./dw
~ > > ~ Also, check your $PATH to see if your pwd is in it.
~ > > ~ echo $PATH
~ > > ~
~ > > ~ On Sun, 2004-01-18 at 13:38, Michael Havens wrote:
~ > > ~ > I am teying my hand at writing a basic script.
~ > > ~ >
~ > > ~ > :
~ > > ~ > # @(#)dw -- <text> --
~ > > ~ > #
~ > > ~ > date
~ > > ~ > who -u
~ > > ~ >
~ > > ~ > So I type it in and then chmod 760 and after I try to
~ > execute it, it
~ > > tells ~ > me:
~ > > ~ >
~ > > ~ > command not found
~ > > ~ >
~ > > ~ > but it works if I 'sh dw' or 'sh<dw' any idea what's wrong?
~ > The current
~ > > path ~ > is ~ and that is where the script is and I think that
~ > directory is
~ > > searched ~ > first so there is no need for $PATH to be accessed.
~ > ---
~ > no - pwd
~ > print working directory
~ >
~ > Obviously not included if you just
~ > echo $PATH
~ >
~ > if you are in a directory that isn't in $PATH (normal for a user), then
~ > to execute a file, you must reference it...
~ >
~ > ./dw
~ >
~ > sh dw causes the shell program /bin/sh (which is in $PATH) to execute
~ > the local file dw
~ >
~ > dw doesn't execute because it's not in $PATH
~ >
~ > easier just to ./dw
~ >
~ > Craig
~ >
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