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Date:      Fri, 27 Feb 1998 12:37:46 -0800 (PST)
From:      Brian Beattie <Brian_Beattie@Atlas.com>
To:        "T. Peterson" <pap@quik13.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: lost
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980227123627.18916C-100000@coyote.prepaid.atlas.com>
In-Reply-To: <34F719CE.BAE517E1@quik13.com>

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On Fri, 27 Feb 1998, T. Peterson wrote:

> 
> I'm trying to run an a.out file compiled by the g++ compiler.  As in the
> book on page 151, "I'm in the directory and can see the file",  but when
> I try to run it I get     "a.out: not found".  I'm using the
> Bourne-shell.  I've looked at the path statement and I'm working in a
> sub-directory beneath my home directory.  The sub-dir is not in the path
> statement, but the home directory is.  I was able to compile the file
> find, obviously, but now how do I run the thing?
>

It sounds like the current working directory is not in your path,  try
"./a.out" to execute the file. 

Brian Beattie
Atlas PrePaid Services
Brian_Beattie@atlas.com
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