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From: Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com>
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Subject: Re: Quick Question
To: rios@ricochet.net (gordon rios)
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 15:52:24 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <323F22DE.6E24@ricochet.net> from "gordon rios" at Sep 17, 96 03:14:54 pm
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> 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?

Either make sure "." is in your $PATH (at the end, if at all) or,
use ./hello to invoke "hello"

--don