dot slash problem

[jfshadow]

Hello All:

Does anyone have any idea how to configure SuSE to keep from having to enter ./ before an executable?

I tried exporting ${HOME}/bin:.:$PATH in /etc/profile.local but that didn't work.

[X_console]

Add the following to your ~/.bash_profile:

export PATH=$PATH:.

Save, and then type source ~/.bash_profile

[syn]

or if its just a simple program you could just move it to /bin or /usr/bin X_console's
answer is better though

[jfshadow]

Thanks for your input. I'll try putting it in my ~/.bash_profile. I thought having it in /etc/profile.local would work though. That's wierd.

Thanks again.

[DMR]

Originally posted by jfshadow:
<STRONG>Thanks for your input. I'll try putting it in my ~/.bash_profile. I thought having it in /etc/profile.local would work though. That's wierd.

Thanks again.</STRONG>Depending on how you access an account, either ~/.bash_profile or /etc/profile will be sourced. The same is true of ~/.bashrc vs. /etc/bashrc. I forget the details at the moment.

[jfshadow]

I tried adding export PATH=$PATH:. in .bash_profile but that didn't work either.

I'm running SuSE 7.0 kernel 2.2xx.

[jfshadow]

Has anybody else heard of this problem before that wasn't able to be fixed with the above mentioned fixes?

[EyesWideOpen]

Does this happen with all executables or just certain programs?

[bdg1983]

I just added ./ to PATH in /etc/profile

PATH="/bin:/usr/bin:/scripts:./"