Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 15:25:08 -0800 From: charon@freethought.org To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: commands to execute programs Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19990319152508.00980d60@mail>
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Is there any way to find out what the command for a program (installed from
the ports) will be without guessing? For example, I installed Netscape and
then typed the command 'netscape' and it executed (a 'which netscape' told
me where the file was). However, I installed x-files and can't figure out
the command ('which x-files' and 'which xfiles' fail. A 'which files'
finds something, but I don't know what program it is - it doesn't identify
itself when executed, and I also installed filerunner and can't find that -
'which filerunner' comes up empty.).
Also, why do some programs (like rc5des) have to be run with a full
pathname and others can be run with just the program name? Is it that the
latter type are in /usr/local/bin?
Thanks,
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