From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Feb 11 12:02:45 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id MAA14912 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 11 Feb 1997 12:02:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from inetsrv.wtrt.net (inetsrv.wtrt.net [205.231.181.67]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id MAA14905 for ; Tue, 11 Feb 1997 12:02:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from allenh.wtrt.net (local2.wtrt.net [205.231.181.228]) by inetsrv.wtrt.net (8.8.3/8.8.3) with SMTP id OAA09326; Tue, 11 Feb 1997 14:03:52 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19970211140430.00bd98d0@wtrt.net> X-Sender: allenh@wtrt.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 beta 12 (32) Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 14:04:30 -0600 To: "Jeffrey J. Ayres" , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org From: Allen Hyer Subject: Re: running programs with freebsd In-Reply-To: <3300D15A.4DFB@worldnet.att.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk At 12:06 PM 2/11/97 -0800, Jeffrey J. Ayres wrote: >Hello, > I'm a little bit flaburgasted. After installing the freebsd system I'm >having trouble running the games programs. I have been able to open the >vi editor to edit the file "group" and place my ID in the bin and wheel >groups. The shell I'm using is BASH. I have located many games in >several different directories. However after changing the directory to >the game directory and entering the name of the game nothing happens. >It just boggles me! Do you have a clue on how to start one or any of the >game programs? If the game is not in your default search path, after you change to the directory the game is in, try it like this: ./progname The ./ tells the system to look in the current directory. Replace progname with the name of the program you are trying to run. Allen Hyer System Administrator West Texas Rural Telephone