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Date:      Tue, 13 Jun 2000 09:26:30 -0700
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To:        Duke Normandin <dnormandin@freewwweb.com>
Cc:        Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.runet.edu>, Freebsd Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Installed a port now I can't get it to run
Message-ID:  <20000613092630.I18462@fw.wintelcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <007401bfd547$975b4a80$a1dba7d1@odie>; from dnormandin@freewwweb.com on Tue, Jun 13, 2000 at 06:38:41AM -0600
References:  <007401bfd547$975b4a80$a1dba7d1@odie>

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* Duke Normandin <dnormandin@freewwweb.com> [000613 07:55] wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 13, 2000 5:59 AM Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.runet.edu> wrote:
> 
> >> I just installed the port for gimp, took probably half-an-hour or more
> >> to compile. Now when I enter gimp on the command line I get 'gimp not
> >> found'.
> >
> >If you're running a csh-based shell, you'll need to rehash.  
> 
> 
> Totally newbie question:
> What does "rehash"(ing) mean/do? Is it analogous to "refreshing" a
> directory in Windoze? Tia....

Some shells will cache the PATH variable that tells them where all
the executables are, they won't rescan the PATH for new executeables
until after 'rehash' is used.  Other shells scan the entire PATH each
time.

-Alfred


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