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Date:      Tue, 11 Feb 1997 14:04:30 -0600
From:      Allen Hyer <allenh@wtrt.net>
To:        "Jeffrey J. Ayres" <JeffAyres@worldnet.att.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: running programs with freebsd
Message-ID:  <3.0.1.32.19970211140430.00bd98d0@wtrt.net>
In-Reply-To: <3300D15A.4DFB@worldnet.att.net>

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At 12:06 PM 2/11/97 -0800, Jeffrey J. Ayres wrote:
>Hello,
>	I'm a little bit flaburgasted.  After installing the freebsd system I'm
>having trouble running the games programs.  I have been able to open the
>vi editor to edit the file "group" and place my ID in the bin and wheel
>groups.  The shell I'm using is BASH.  I have located many games in
>several different directories.  However after changing the directory to
>the game directory and entering the name of the game nothing happens. 
>It just boggles me! Do you have a clue on how to start one or any of the
>game programs?

If the game is not in your default search path, after you change to the
directory the game is in, try it like this:

./progname

The ./ tells the system to look in the current directory.  Replace progname
with the name of the program you are trying to run.

Allen Hyer
System Administrator
West Texas Rural Telephone



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