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Old 07-26-2012, 02:14 PM   #1
froylan
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Question cant make a file executable by terminal typing "chmod +x layerfx.py"


when i try to make a file executable it ays "no such file or directory"even if it is right in the home folder
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Old 07-26-2012, 02:33 PM   #2
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THis is due to your path variable, when you just type in a filename it searches for it in your $PATH environment variable. In order to modify something that is not in your $PATH variable, you just need to add the path to the file. If its in the same directory just add a "./" before the filename.
 
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Old 07-26-2012, 02:36 PM   #3
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THis is due to your path variable, when you just type in a filename it searches for it in your $PATH environment variable. In order to modify something that is not in your $PATH variable, you just need to add the path to the file. If its in the same directory just add a "./" before the filename.
thank you so much,that realy helped
 
Old 07-26-2012, 02:41 PM   #4
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Yep, might be worth it to look at your $PATH as well.

Code:
echo $PATH
You can also add additional folders to this from within your .bashrc file contained in your home directory as follows:

Code:
export PATH=$PATH:/home/froylan/downloads:/usr/local/bin/scripts
 
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