Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 10:50:05 +0100 From: Paul Everlund <tdv94ped@cs.umu.se> To: Lute Mullenix <lute@cableone.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Command not found Message-ID: <3C8B2C4D.873DBE55@cs.umu.se> References: <20020309204137.J13147-100000@agnes>
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Lute Mullenix wrote: > > Just wondering why I get a command not found error when I try to start > apps that are listed when I run pkg_info. > > I'm pretty new at this game. If you use 'printenv PATH' you can see which directories are automatically prefixed for you. Commands in those directories, that are in the environ- ment variable PATH, can be executed without giving the full directory from root. An example: fw# printenv PATH /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin: /usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin This says, that if I is in /root and want to start a program there, I have to write like this: './program'. If I want to start a program in /bin I do not have to type '/bin/program' as the path is in the environment variable. When you have installed a new port/package, that probably is installed to /usr/local/bin, then do an exit from the shell, login again, and now the program will be found and started. Best regards, Paul To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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