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Old 12-04-2001, 09:51 AM   #1
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Quick newbie question about pico


I've setup a barebones linux firewall and it works great. One thing I need to install, however, is the pico text editor (vi just doesn't cut it). I have the 32-bit ELF executable in my root directory and I have chmod 755 permissions on it (root full access, everyone else read and execute). Now, in order to execute the pico program, I have to type "./pico", as opposed to simply "pico". I'd like to know:

(1) How can I move this file to another directory and add a path to it?..and

(2) How can I make it so that I type just "pico" instead of "./pico" to invoke it?

Thanks in advance
 
Old 12-04-2001, 10:51 AM   #2
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mv pico /path/where/you/want/it

You either need to specify a path or have it in your $PATH.

So if you move it to /usr/local/bin you should get it in your $PATH and not need the full path.
 
Old 12-04-2001, 11:32 AM   #3
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I have since solved both problems by simply moving the file to /sbin/. How would I set the path if I wanted it in, say, /custom/stuff/?
 
Old 12-04-2001, 02:35 PM   #4
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Don't put it in /sbin, that is for system tools, editors don't count!

How you change the PATH depends on your shell, in bash:

export PATH=$PATH:/custom/stuff
 
  


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