Thank you. This solved the problem. I might be a little confused
though. When I add something to the path I edit the /etc/profile file
and put it on the line with PATH=$PATH:.... Is this the best way to
do it?
Jim
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> On Sat, Sep 08, 2001 at 12:33:47AM -0400, Jim Ryan wrote:
> > [This followup was posted to perl.beginners and a copy was sent to the cited
>author.]
> >
> > For some reason, a simple "hello world" script I wrote runs fine in an
> > xterm window by just typeing the name. But in a regular non x session I
> > have to say "perl filename" for it to execute. Otherwise I get an
> > unknown filename error.
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
> It sounds like your PATH environmental variable is different; specifically,
> it sounds like "." isn't in your PATH for non-X terminals.
>
>
> Michael
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