On Sun, 2007-02-04 at 15:29 -0800, J Sloan wrote: > > Doug McGarrett wrote: > > On Sunday 04 February 2007 15:24, Rajko M. wrote: > >> On Sunday 04 February 2007 13:04, charles buchanan wrote: > >> ... > >> > > > > You can't run a program from the directory it's in. That seems to be a > > UNIX > > no-no. Back up one directory, and run the command > > with /directory/install...etc. I know it's goofy, but that's UNIX--and > > Linux. In this case, the "directory" is /username. > > Eh? In unix, you can run a program in any directory, from any directory, no > limits, whatsoever. > > If the program is not in the path (regardless of what directory the program is > in, or your current directory) simply use the full path to the program. > > For Example: > > If the file "install.sh" is in the current directory, simply type: > > ./install.sh > > "." means the current directory in unix speak. > > You may need to chmod 777 install.sh first, if it's not executable.
Actually 555 would do. the modes are rwx where r=4, w=2 and x=1. Add them together for the total. The minimum needed to run a file (script) is r_x=5, you need the ability to Read the file and eXecute it. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
