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To: "Duane R. Ellison " <duane@dtq.ptw.com>
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Subject: Re: execute script 
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From: David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM>
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Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 22:41:06 -0800
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>Hello,
>
>I am having a slight problem making a script executeable chmod 777 
>script_file.  I thought maybe I was doing something wrong but I tried in 
>on my service provider's system (linux) and it worked fine...
>
>basically
>vi dome
>echo Hello world!!!
><:wq>
>chmod 777 dome
>dome
>Hello world!!!
>
>On my system I get an unknown command.  I figure I have something messed 
>up, but I am not sure what.  Any clues would be appreciated.

  "." probably isn't in your path. Try ./dome

-DG