.o files

toxic53 · 09-26-2001, 03:45 PM

Say I make this program in c .... a very simple one like helloworld.c I compile:

gcc helloword.c -o hello

so I try to run hello but I get this error:

bash: hello: command not found

what do I have to do so I can run these files from anywhere in my account, say I want to make a folder called programs and another subfolder called programjune ect... and inside i have my .c and .o files. or If i simply want to run them from my ~/ ??? any suggestions???
thanks

toxic53 · 09-26-2001, 06:12 PM

I figured it out...

do echo $PATH
this tells you what your current path is you will need it

then do

PATH=(current path):.

this just adds '.' to the path which is current directory...the ':' is just a seperator

isajera · 09-27-2001, 01:22 AM

quick tip: to run any program in the directory you're currently in, use ./ - the . indicates the current path, so it specifies the file you want to run. otherwise, it checks in the PATH directorys. so, you'd run hello with this:

./hello