On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 07:52:57 -0700, Grant wrote:

> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ ls -l
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 grant grant  386 Oct 12 22:24 getdvd
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ getdvd
> -bash: getdvd: command not found

Unless the current directory is in your path, you need to invoke it
with ./getdvd.

> I like the sound of your ~/bin setup.  How can I add that to my PATH
> permanently?  Is it 'export PATH=~/bin' ?

export PATH="$PATH:~/bin" or 
export PATH="~/bin:$PATH"

depending on whether you want your own bin searched first or last. Put
this in ~/.bashrc


-- 
Neil Bothwick

The value of a program is proportional to the weight of its output.

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