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Hi ,

i amtrying to execute a file called bcs_maint which is the final executable for our project.
Normally on some other servers ican execute it by just typing bcs_maint.

yesterday i got a new worksattion for me and when i do the same it says


/sbin/sh: bcs_maint : not found.


What does this error mean and how to resolve this.

Thx,
Jagan

More likely than not, it's not in your $PATH

No Dave I am in correct path only

You may be in the correct directory, but if . is not in your path, you must use the full path name such as:

/home/jagan_kalluri/bcs_maint or
~/bcs_maint (if it is in your home dir)

otherwise, if you are in the directory you need to type:

./bcs_maint


There are several reasons NOT to put . in your PATH so I will not go into those. Some machines may have them in your path regardless.

You can test this out by running the command:

echo $PATH

Or in other words, two options:
- add the path to the binary to the PATH variable.
- link to it into another dir already in your PATH.

Thank You All ,


its working now.