help with running a Linux program
 

i have a redhat Linx - i am trying to run a prog that I created but it wont run. it keeps saying prog not found. i am in the right directory - it shows the prog name when I do an ls -l but it wont run. I also tried ./myprog1 but does not find the directory. I also dont know how to see the version of Linux

your help will be greatly appreciated.

Hiya
 

I'm impressed that you wrote a program. I'm tying to bend my brain around Java.

As to your question. Te only thing I can think of that would interfere Linuz-wize is permissions. You need to have execute permits on the file and the folder it is in.

Welcome to LQ.

You haven't mentioned which program on which software language you wrote?

Have you given the executable permission to the program file?

And use uname -a command to see the version and all.

got it
 

permission was the issue. it only works with ./ - however when I create a new file it assigns and S to the owner executable . like rwxrwSrwx. but I can do anything with the file though.

thanks a lot

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