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Old 04-16-2005, 01:21 PM   #1
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How To Run Program From Command Line?


Greetings,

I am new to using the command line. What do I type to run a program? I have navigated to the program's directory on a CD.

Thanks
 
Old 04-16-2005, 01:24 PM   #2
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If the program is in a directory your PATH variable then just type it's name. To launch another program use the full path - ie /path/to/program or cd to the directory and run ./program
 
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Old 04-16-2005, 05:46 PM   #3
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Top 10 tips for the Linux command line:
(email this to ten friends!)

If you don't know about "foo", type:

10 "info foo"
or
9 "man foo"

if you can't find "foo", type:

8 "locate -i foo"
or
7 "whereis foo"

if you want to view "foo":

6 "less foo"
or
5 "emacs foo"

4 just about any program, when you type it's name and "-h" or "--help" will print out a usage message.

3 to navigate "down" into a directory named foo, type "cd ./foo"

2 to navigate "up" into any higher directory, type "cd ../"

1 to see what's in the directory that you're in, type "ls"

and bonus rule 0: read everything readable in your system. You practically have a library at your fingertips!

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Old 05-27-2020, 08:57 PM   #4
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Quote:
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Top 10 tips for the Linux command line:
(email this to ten friends!)

If you don't know about "foo", type:

10 "info foo"
or
9 "man foo"

if you can't find "foo", type:

8 "locate -i foo"
or
7 "whereis foo"

if you want to view "foo":

6 "less foo"
or
5 "emacs foo"

4 just about any program, when you type it's name and "-h" or "--help" will print out a usage message.

3 to navigate "down" into a directory named foo, type "cd ./foo"

2 to navigate "up" into any higher directory, type "cd ../"

1 to see what's in the directory that you're in, type "ls"

and bonus rule 0: read everything readable in your system. You practically have a library at your fingertips!

I tried the commands out. I left out one of the commands because it's output was huge! Anyway, check this out:

elothas@elothas-Inspiron-3593:/$ info foo
info: No menu item 'foo' in node '(dir)Top'
elothas@elothas-Inspiron-3593:/$ man foo
No manual entry for foo
elothas@elothas-Inspiron-3593:/$ emacs foo

Command 'emacs' not found, but can be installed with:

sudo apt install emacs25
sudo apt install emacs25-nox
sudo apt install e3
sudo apt install emacs25-lucid
sudo apt install jove

elothas@elothas-Inspiron-3593:/$ whereis foo
foo:
elothas@elothas-Inspiron-3593:/$ foo -h

Command 'foo' not found, did you mean:

command 'goo' from deb goo
command 'fop' from deb fop
command 'fox' from deb objcryst-fox
command 'fog' from deb ruby-fog
command 'fio' from deb fio
command 'woo' from deb python-woo
command 'fgo' from deb fgo

Try: sudo apt install <deb name>

elothas@elothas-Inspiron-3593:/$ cd ./foo
bash: cd: ./foo: No such file or directory
elothas@elothas-Inspiron-3593:/$

Regards,

Nick.
 
Old 05-27-2020, 09:18 PM   #5
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Check out this YT video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVquJh3DXUA

Search the web with "Linux Shell Hello World script program"

Good luck!!
 
Old 05-27-2020, 09:28 PM   #6
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nh_linux,
Basically "foo" is merely a place holder for a real program or variable, does not really exist and is used for demonstration purposes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foobar
 
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Old 05-27-2020, 09:45 PM   #7
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I wonder what linux program might be on a CD???

"I have navigated to the program's directory on a CD."
 
Old 05-27-2020, 10:20 PM   #8
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Check out this YT video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVquJh3DXUA

Search the web with "Linux Shell Hello World script program"

Good luck!!
Thanks, likewise!

Something else. The youtube hyperlink that u posted has a syntax error. I mention this because after I clicked on the link,my browser's address line displayed " freetube://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVquJh3DXUA ". No wonder why it didn't work the first time. I just edited the url. in address line then it worked. Thanks for this.

Last edited by nh_linux; 05-27-2020 at 10:31 PM.
 
Old 05-27-2020, 10:41 PM   #9
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nh_linux,
Basically "foo" is merely a place holder for a real program or variable, does not really exist and is used for demonstration purposes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foobar
Thanks. Also good quote by Albert Einstein.
 
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Old 05-27-2020, 11:55 PM   #10
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I wonder what linux program might be on a CD???

"I have navigated to the program's directory on a CD."
Furthermore, often a CD-rom is mounted with the "noexec" option, so that you cannot run a program directly FROM it.
This is to protect you against malware on the CD.
 
Old 05-28-2020, 01:08 AM   #11
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Thanks, likewise!

Something else. The youtube hyperlink that u posted has a syntax error. I mention this because after I clicked on the link,my browser's address line displayed " freetube://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVquJh3DXUA ". No wonder why it didn't work the first time. I just edited the url. in address line then it worked. Thanks for this.
If you hover to the link on my post, it starts with https. I am not sure why your browser appended a prefix of freetube.

What browser are you using?
 
Old 05-28-2020, 09:39 AM   #12
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JJJCR. I'm using Mozilla Firefox version 76. The problem may be on my end. I was running Linux Mint 19.3 XFCE.
 
  


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