<html> <head> <style></style> </head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'> There are several situations where I need to find an executable. One that comes immediately to mind is when I need to specify what program to use to open an online stream and the program I want is not appearing in an offered list. So I need to go find the .exe. At least this is how I have always gone about solving this problem. I have tried using the $which command but this rarely works for me. The $which command often can't find the exe because the exe has been placed somewhere else (hence why putting all this stuff in one place is a good idea).<br><br><div>> From: jonathon@starlingcottage.co.uk<br>> Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 19:46:37 +0000<br>> Subject: Re: Ubuntu should move all binaries to /usr/bin/<br>> To: nrundy@hotmail.com<br>> <br>> On 1 November 2011 19:01, nick rundy <nrundy@hotmail.com> wrote:<br>> > I came to ubuntu from Windows. And one thing Windows does well is make it<br>> > easy to find an executable file (i.e., it's in C:\Program Files\). Finding<br>> > an executable file in Ubuntu is frustrating & lacks organization that makes<br>> > sense to users. Fedora is considering a fix for this issue. I think Ubuntu<br>> > should do the same.<br>> ><br>> > Here's a link to an article that talks about Fedora's idea:<br>> > http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Fedora-considers-moving-all-binaries-to-usr-bin-1369642.html?view=print<br>> ><br>> <br>> Why do you want to "find" an executable? If you want to run it, just<br>> type it. If you want to know where it is (for whatever reason, not<br>> sure why if it's on the $PATH) then type $ which $command, e.g. $<br>> which bash -> /usr/bin/bash<br>> <br>> Jonathon<br></div> </div></body> </html>