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Author: Dazed_75
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: $PATH question
I thought $PATH contained the series of paths searched to find an
executable file by the name specified on the command line. Specifically if
my $ENV contains a $PATH which reads:

/home/larry/bin:<more paths>

that an executable file like foo.sh found in /home/larry/bin/ could be run
by simply typing foo.sh on the command line. What am I doing wrong as it
does not work though it does if I type ./bin/foo.sh while in /home/larry/?

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