How do I run a shell?

[Henk Koster]

On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:59:16 +0200, Bill Cairns wrote:

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> Reply - thanks Julio, I will try it.
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> I thought that the Linux convention was that $HOME/bin was on the PATH?
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> Bill
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>>>> ubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com 29 December 2005 >>>
> On 29/12/05, Bill Cairns <cairnsww at eskom.co.za> wrote:
>> I create a folder bin under my home directory.
>>
>> I create a file called dir in bin. The contents of the file is simply one line "ls".
>>
>> I add execute to the file properties.
>>
>> I type dir in the terminal window.
>>
>> In SuSe I get the listing from the ls.
>>
>> In Ubuntu I get "command not found".
>>
>> In Ubuntu, if I type ". dir", it works.
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> You probably don't have '$HOME/bin' on your PATH. Edit .bashrc and
> add, on the end
> 
> export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
> 
> Close the terminal, open it again and it should work.

1. No need to make a new alias "dir" for "ls" in a terminal session -- it
already exists.

2. The more common place to put your own executables is in /usr/local/bin,
which is already on the default path.

3. Executables to be run from the very directory they're in must be
prefixed with the current directory ./ and the user must have execute
priviledges in the current directory (a security measure in Debian).

Hope this helps...

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H.A.J. Koster
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