From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Sep 8 09:26:43 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id JAA09187 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 8 Sep 1996 09:26:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pimaia2y.prodigy.com (pimaia2y.prodigy.com [198.83.18.95]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA09182 for ; Sun, 8 Sep 1996 09:26:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mime2.prodigy.com ([192.168.253.26]) by pimaia2y.prodigy.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with ESMTP id MAA11702 for ; Sun, 8 Sep 1996 12:19:07 -0400 Received: (from root@localhost) by mime2.prodigy.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) id MAA21858 for questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 8 Sep 1996 12:17:16 -0400 Message-Id: <199609081617.MAA21858@mime2.prodigy.com> X-Mailer: Prodigy Internet GW(v0.9beta) - ae01dm04sc03 From: UFCK28C@prodigy.com (MR BRIAN A NEAL) Date: Sun, 8 Sep 1996 12:17:16, -0500 To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: binaries? Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Ok, I know this is very basic but, How do I execute programs. For example: I downloaded a program called minicom and extracted to a it's own directory off the /usr, It created several directories including a bin, but nothing executes. Is this all source code? Thanks for your help ____ s u p e r v i s o r I take you where you want to go I give you all you need to know I drag you down, I use you up 1 9 4