I guess it doesn't hurt to note that if "." isn't in your path then simply typing the command won't work regardless of its mode. You will have to prepend the name of the script with "./"
J -----Original Message----- From: Lorenzo Prince [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 6:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: tiny quick newbie question It is possible to type the name of the file and execute it. This goes for .sh files as well as perl scripts. Just remember that when trying to execute a .pl file (e.g. script.pl) you type at the prompt script.pl vor script.sh you would need to type script.sh Don't forget to type type the extension. Extensions aren't used in Linux to determine if a file is executable like in w32. The extension is just to let the user know what kind of a script it is, and it must be typed along with the rest of the file name at the prompt for it to execute. HTH. Lorenzo Prince -- > No manual is ever necessary. May I politely interject here: BULLSHIT. That's the biggest Apple lie of all! (Discussion in comp.os.linux.misc on the intuitiveness of interfaces.) -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
