From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Jun 30 14:25:11 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id OAA16736 for isp-outgoing; Mon, 30 Jun 1997 14:25:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from obiwan.TerraNova.net (root@obiwan.TerraNova.net [209.4.59.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA16727 for ; Mon, 30 Jun 1997 14:25:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from P1mpBSD (coolholio@P1mpBSD.TerraNova.net [209.4.59.4]) by obiwan.TerraNova.net (8.8.6/TerraNovaNet) with SMTP id RAA10926; Mon, 30 Jun 1997 17:27:07 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <33B824F1.7809@TerraNova.net> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 17:28:17 -0400 From: Travis Mikalson Organization: TerraNovaNet X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (WinNT; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: marcin@v-m.com CC: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Scripts and Programs References: <33B81160.6F3E@v-m.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Marcin Pasek wrote: > When runnig the program written in C I compile that code using CC and > then to run it I have to type in ./a.out ? Why do I have to do it this > way why I can't execute the program like on my normal Unix Account just > by typing in the a.out ...???? Well if you compile something with an output file specified (i.e cc -o hello hello.c) you wont have a.out Second, the current directory (.) is not in the path by default for security reasons. > One more question....I would like to run a specific program every 30 > minutes is there a easy way to do this in FreeBsd OS? man crontab This is the wrong list.. freebsd-questions would be more appropriate. Travis -- -=--==--===---====----======------=======------- TerraNovaNet Internet Services - Key Largo, FL Voice: (305)453-4011 Fax: (305)451-5991 http://www.TerraNova.net -------=======------======----====---===--==--=- Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else.