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Date:      Fri, 13 Aug 1999 08:56:38 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Paul Anderson <paul@geeky1.ebtech.net>
To:        Michael Henry <mhenry@cs.usyd.edu.au>
Cc:        Ng Kok Leong <klng@psl.com.sg>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: path
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.3.96.990813085505.6453U-100000@geeky1.ebtech.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.05.9908132150510.11944-100000@hons.cs.usyd.edu.au>

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On Fri, 13 Aug 1999, Michael Henry wrote:

> 
> Notice the last entry ".", so the shell will look in the current
> directory.
> 
Of course, ignoring the fact that it has the potential to be a pretty big
security hole, typing ./ before commands that are in the current directory
that aren't in the path is a good habit to get into.  TTYL!



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