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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!inquo!in-news.erinet.com!bug.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!genmagic!sgigate.sgi.com!swrinde!newsfeed.internetmci.com!News.LiveNet.Net!beast From: jsloan@LiveNet.Net (Jim Sloan) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Q: How to create executable files? Date: Sat, 04 May 96 22:36:17 GMT Organization: LiveNet, Inc. Lines: 39 Message-ID: <4mgm2j$g1t@PaperBoy.LiveNet.Net> References: <4mg599$clu@news.aimnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: magenta.livenet.net X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Beta #0 In article <4mg599$clu@news.aimnet.com>, trh@aimnet.com (TRH TRH) wrote: > >Hello: > >I am trying to create small executable files. For example something like > > > >elm -s trh $1 < $1 > >After typing it into a file and issuing comand chmod +x on that file >I expect it to work with a parameter I supply in lieu of '$1'. > >It does not work on a new account that is running BSD. It does >run on SunOS, AIX etc. > >I get the error message 'comand not found'. > >What am I doing wrong? > >Thanks, > >Al two things, since current directory is NOT part of the path by default in BSD (SunOS, AIX, Linux and other SysV type *nix OSes it is), then the correct procedure is ./commandname on the otherhand, if the file is in the user path, then it isn't in the locate db yet. run /usr/libexec/locate.updatedb for it to be added and it will be found in the path then. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Sloan jsloan@livenet.net Vice President LiveNet, Inc. 413 Davis St. Suite 106 Full Service Internet Provider Virginia Beach VA 23462 Dialup and dedicated connections Ph: 804-499-9328 Virtual Web, Email, and FTP hosting http://www.livenet.net info@livenet.net webmaster@livenet.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------