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From: Richard Broza <wwolf@rogers.wave.ca>
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On Sat, 11 Apr 1998, Mike72757 wrote:

> Hi my name is Scott Powers
> when I type in something like
> /usr
> it gives me a message saying that permision is denied
> I can't figure out what I am doing wrong
> note:I am the only person using the computer it is not networked
> 
> thankyou
> 
> Scott Powers
> 
> Mike72757@aol.com

Hiya Scott;

what your describing you are trying to execute the /usr directory, just to 
point you can't execute directories unless there is a executable file
within that directory. Example to a exec a file within a dir.. the syntax
 is : 
	
   	      /<directory>/<name of file> ie.. /usr/thefile
                      or /usr/X11R6/bin/thefile
                       
        
 

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