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From: Gary Kline <kline@tera.com>
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Subject: Re: Quick Question
In-Reply-To: <323F22DE.6E24@ricochet.net> from gordon rios at "Sep 17, 96 03:14:54 pm"
To: rios@ricochet.net (gordon rios)
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 15:53:06 -0700 (PDT)
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According to gordon rios:
> Hello:
> 
> Sometimes in a directory I created from my home directory I get the error 
> filename: not found.  Example:  I compile hello.c into hello using make 
> (apparently successfully).  I then type hello at the prompt and get the 
> message: "hello: not found"  I have checked various books, man pages, 
> etc. and I am fairly sure I understand the basics of chmod, chown, etc.  
> Can you help?
> 

	Your shell's $PATH is missing ``.''

	If, in your home directory, you will type ./hello,
	your test program ought to work.

	gary kline


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