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Can't run executable with file and directory permissions set for executable

Just started poking around some linux distros (knoppix, libranet, mandrake) and I'm mystified why I cant run a small 'hello world' kind of executable. I chmod'd the file and directory to 777, tried doing it with root account, all I get is a command not found errors. Doing a ls -al I can see that the file and directory do have executable permissions. Bash recognizes the file as an executable by showing it in green. The file is in my /home directory. I finally got it to work by using root and placed the file in my /sbin directory. What is preventing me from running under /home ????

Jebtrix

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Nevermind I figured out I needed the full path name unless its in $PATH. Let me rephrase the question, is there anyway I can run the executable without full path and without adding current directory to global $PATH var? Like autoappending path if file is in current folder or something along those lines.

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brettmjohnson

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tfewster

Don't forget to remove the test executable from /sbin & change the directory permissions back to 755 -
It's not too important if only you use this machine, but it''s never too early to learn good habits ;-)

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Alf666