to run a command it needs to be in your PATH. The current directory is not in your path,
So to run a program that is in your home directory you need to tell the shell where it is. ./ is a shortcut to your current directory. You could also have givenm the full path like: /home/woodsey/tmp/sbminst (assuming sbminst is in a directory called tmp in your home directory.) If you put the commend somewhere in your path like /bin, /usr/bin etc you would not need to do this - but don't do that in this case as its use is a little dangerous and probably a one off. To see what your path is : echo $PATH On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:03:30 +1300 rob wrote: > Thanks Chris, > That worked. So what exactly does the ./ do? > Woodsey -- Nick Rout Barrister & Solicitor Christchurch <http://www.rout.co.nz> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
