RHEL 5.3 and executable files

[wobbe]

I've got two scripts with the same access rights and in the same folder.
On script I can start by just entering it's name but the other only starts when I put ./ infront of it's name.
What going on here?

[Larry Klasmier]

For the script that runs with out the ./ are you sure you are executing that script from the directory are in or is another copy of it being executed that is in your PATH?

[wobbe]

I need to be in the folder that holds the scripts to start them. So no other version is started.

[Michael Leu]

a) Might be a alias
alias | grep <script-that-needs-no-./>
b) or as Larry said the script is also in your $PATH
which <script-that-needs-no-./>

[wobbe]

It's not an alias.
It's not in my path.
(Can't start the script from another folder)

[wobbe]

"Problem" seems to be bound to the user profile. (root)

[Steven Schweda]

> I've got two scripts with the same access
> rights and in the same folder.

As usual, showing actual commands (like, say
"ls -l") with their actual output can be more
helpful than vague descriptions or
interpretations.

> On script I can start by just entering it's
> name but the other only starts when I
> put ./ infront of it's name.

What, exactly, does "not start" mean to you?
As usual, showing actual commands with their
actual output can be more helpful than vague
descriptions or interpretations.

> What going on here?

You tell us? With my weak psychic powers, I
can't tell what you're doing, nor what
happened when you did it, so it's not easy to
guess why.

> It's not an alias.
> It's not in my path.

Which "it" is this?

> (Can't start the script from another folder)

What, exactly, happens when you do what,
exactly?

> "Problem" seems to be bound to the user
> profile. (root)

And what, exactly, led you to that
conclusion? Or should we be able to guess?