> Ok... Dumb question but...
Hardly...
> 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.
To edit your path if you're using bash for a shell
you need to edit .bash_profile in your home directory.
Bash will search your path in the order you have directories
listed in there, and you need to seperate entries with
colons. For example:
PATH=$HOME/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin
To add "current directory", using my example above, change it
to look like this:
PATH=$HOME/bin:./:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin
Note the entry of "./" between $HOME/bin and /usr/local/bin.
Alternatively, to make something in the current directory
run, you can just type ./program to run "program" in the
directory you're in.
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Bill Kocik
Information Systems
Medar, Inc.
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