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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!swrinde!sgigate.sgi.com!news1.best.com!news3.net99.net!news.cais.net!news.cais.com!blue From: jsloan@livnet.com (Jim Sloan) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Scripts --> command not found error Date: Sun, 03 Dec 95 06:34:13 GMT Organization: LiveNet Lines: 43 Message-ID: <49rgcq$fij@news.cais.com> References: <Pine.SUN.3.90.951202080039.4234A-100000@conan.ids.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 205.138.9.23 X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #4 In article <Pine.SUN.3.90.951202080039.4234A-100000@conan.ids.net>, Randall Hill <rlh@conan.ids.net> wrote: >Hi all, > I just picked up a new Internet provider who uses > 2.0.1 BSDI BSD/OS 2.0.1 >and I cannot get my perl scripts to run. >the permissions are >-rwxrwxr-x 1 sonalyst vuser 38 Dec 2 05:37 test.pl >and perl is at /usr/bin/perl > >for example the script test.pl ------source and testing cut ----------- > > >I would GREATLY appreciate ANY help. I run on LINUX, SUN, SGI, HP >so I'm assumming it is something to do with BSDI which is new to me. > >TIA, >-randy >rlh@ids.net The problem isn't BSDi or perl, it's the path, your path doesn't include your relative path. if ./test.pl works then you can edit your path statement in profile or .cshrc (depending on shell) and add . to the path. One thing to note though, this is not recommended, and why it is left out of the default path. +---------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Jim Sloan | jsloan@livnet.com | | LiveNet, Inc. | | | 1303 Mediterranean Ave. | These views do reflect the | | Virginia Beach VA 23454 | views of my company, | | Ph: 804-422-0069 | because it is my company. | | http://www.livnet.com | | +---------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Microsoft Network is prohibited from redistributing this work in | | any form, in whole or in part. Copyright, Jim Sloan, 1995. License | | to distribute this post is available to Microsoft for US$5,000, or | | equivalent local currency. Posting without permission constitutes | | an agreement to these terms. Please send notices of violation to | | jsloan@livnet.com, and Postmaster@microsoft.com | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+