On Sun, 16 May 1999, Kent (ktb) wrote on behalf of Horacio:
Horacio: > > but how can I make it ran as a normal command (without "./"). Kent: > I place my Perl scripts in /usr/local/bin. I would think that would > work for you. I can't help you with the next one:( > hth, > kent Horacio: If you put the script in /usr/local/bin and that directory is in your path, as Kent says, you will be able to run the scripts there by typeing the command name. That directory is in my default directory, and should be in yours. If you want to run a script that resides in your home directory, you probably should just type ./script_name to run it, since there is no . (refers to current, i.e. working, directory) in the default path. This has to do with safety from executing trojan horses. If you insist on running stuff from your current directory, without the ./, then add . to your path by placing this line in your .profile, or .bash_profile export PATH=$PATH:. If you run tcsh or other shell, someone else will have to help. --David David Teague, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux Because software support is free, timely, useful, technically accurate, and friendly. (Hope this qualifies.)