[LBo] Running shell script

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, Rafi Gabzu wrote:

> I probably missed something  ,  why  in order  to  run  shell  script  I
> need to  use the dot and back slash :(e.g  ./hello.sh ) ? why not just to
> run it ...?

     You can either use ./scriptname (that's a slash, not a backslash),
     or you can put the script in a directory that is included in your
     PATH. I recommend that you do the latter.

     The shell looks in the directories in your PATH variable (a
     colon-separated list of directories), and the current directory is
     not usually included (nor should it be).

     I recommend that you create your own directory (e.g., $HOME/bin)
     and add it to your PATH in $HOME/.bashrc:

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin

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    Chris F.A. Johnson                      <http://cfaj.freeshell.org>
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