How do you start programs without typing ./

jwijesundra · 07-01-2004, 06:27 AM

I'm pretty new to Linux. I've tried doing some coding using Free Pascal and GCC but to run them I have to type ./ before the program name. Is there anyway to override this?

Thanks

jkobrien · 07-01-2004, 06:33 AM

You can add the current directory (.) to your path.

This is not a recommended practice though as you might run something sometime that you didn't intend to.

A better idea is to keep all your code in a given directory (e.g. ~/bin) and add that to your path.

You can do that in your .profile, if you're using bash, with this line

export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin

John

jwijesundra · 07-01-2004, 06:36 AM

Thanks a lot.
:-)