Show string or path in terminal when opening a file.
 

I am running Linux Mint 17, Quana, Cinnamon.
i just recently solved a problem involving the program Kolourpaint in the Linux Mint Forum. I couldn't get the file to open. I would type in terminal the file name Kolourpaint and get a string to the error, example
The problem was solved by reinstalling Libattica0.4. But now when I type kolourpaint in the terminal, the system opens the file, which is fine, but what I want to know is what command or option I would have to add to the file name to get the system to show in terminal the path or string, to open the file???

so you mean you execute:
kolourpaint <filename>
or something like this, and would like to know the path to <filename> ?
probably readlink -f <filename> would help you.

readlink -f shows the location of the <filename>
What I am looking for is the path the <filename> goes through to launch.

it "goes" nowhere.
it stays where it is, and kolourpaint loads it into memory, most likely.

What is the difference between path and location? Can you give an example what you want to see?

There is no “path” a file “goes through” when it is launched.

EDIT: Perhaps you want this: https://unix.stackexchange.com/quest...loads-when-run.