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Old 11-19-2010
Question How to make linux look in ./ by default
if i want to run a file from my current directory i have to do
./myfile
how i should config my linux to look automatically in ./

thanks
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Old 11-19-2010
Hi.

By adding "." to your PATH

Code:
PATH=$PATH:.

From a shell man-page
Quote:
PATH The search path for commands. It is a colon-separated list of directories in which the shell looks for
commands
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Old 11-19-2010
This can cause security holes, you should be aware, hence why it isn't by default. Someone can drop a file into your home directory and have you run it instead of a system command.
Last edited by Corona688; 11-19-2010 at 04:27 PM..
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Old 11-19-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corona688
This can cause security holes, you should be aware, hence why it isn't by default. Someone can drop a file into your directory and have you run it instead of a system command.
Such it true, is why I put it at the end.

It's not a great idea to have . in the path.
 
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