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Re: Why can't I run my program (how do i set ./ on the path permanently)



hi wendell..

> > I indeed needed to type "./hello"!  I knew it was simple!  Now, another
> > stupid question for you... How do I add "./" to my path on startup? Also,

> Assume you are using bash, put the following line in ~/.bash_profile
> 
> export PATH=${PATH}:.

I explicity define PATH in ~/.bashrc  

for users...
	export PATH="/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr:/bin:."

and for root...I set a different PATH...

to see what the PATH variable points to:
	you#>  set | grep PATH

have fun
alvin


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