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From: 'Terra NovA' B. Loeding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 2:13 AM
Subject: Path Problems
>Ok... Dumb question but...
>I install a package and its dependancies.
>The executable is in /etc/games/
>I type in the filename but get the linux equiv
>of a DOS 'bad command or filename'.
>I'm puzzled so I copy it to /bin where I type in
>the filename again and it runs.
>
>So two questions...
>Why isn't the present working directory in the path?
>What config file do I edit to place new directories
>in the path.
>
/etc/profile
/etc/bashrc
~/.bash_profile
Putting ./ in your path *may* work...I remember it working on a
slackware distro I had yonks ago...haven't tried it on the RH5.0 setup I
have here but...can't imagine it wouldn't work but.
'Later
Peter
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