sh problem in HPUX v11i

[baddou]

i can't execute an executable file, when i write just
UNIXPROMPT#Execfile
it return an error message:
sh : Execfile not found.
I should write
UNIXPROMPT#./Execfile if i want to execute file 'Execfile'

[G. Vrijhoeven · Accepted solution]

Hi,

If you are a non root user you can set . in your PATH.
PATH=$PATH:.
in your .profile. As root user i would not do this.

HTH,

Gideon

[MarkSyder]

Is the directory containing the file in your path? Check by typing "echo $PATH".

Mark Syder (like the drink but spelt different)

[Ravi_8]

Hi

#sh Execfile

or to execute from any path. include the file path in PATH variable (in .profile file)

[Bill Hassell]

If you get a "not found" message when typing a command, it is because the file is not found in $PATH, the variable that teels tthe shell where to look for executables. That's the difference between ls which shows your file and running the file as an executable. To run an executable that is not located in a directory that is part of $PATH, use the full pathname as in:

/home/username/Execfile

or if it is in your current working directory:

./Execfile

The ./ provides a path for the shell to use. It is a security risk to allow any file to be run from any directory which is why putting :.: into your $PATH is never recommended. The current working directory may have a file called su or passwd and they are hacked versions of the real commands.

[baddou]

Thank you for your co-operation
and Happy day :-)