Mail Archives: cygwin/2003/01/17/04:48:24
In the /bin directory are all the bash commands that you use in a typical
unix shell...correct? Then why can I use a command like "ls -l" and not
"locate" which both reside in /bin?
This is usually a PATH issue in a normal unix environment, but I believe my
PATH is fine. (i.e. PATH=C:\cygwin\bin)
$ ls -l
total 420
drwxr-xr-x 3 scott Ta unknown 0 Jan 14 18:51 bin
(lists all the directories)
$ man ls
BASH: man: command not found
$ locate cygwin.bat
locate: /usr/var/locatedb: no such file or directory
Does this make sense now?
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Markebo" <andrew DOT markebo AT telia DOT com>
To: "Scott Taylor" <scott DOT taylor AT 4i-dotcom DOT com>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: Installation
> / "Scott Taylor" <scott DOT taylor AT 4i-dotcom DOT com> wrote:
> | As I have previously mentioned, I can run commands like "ls -l" but not
ones
> | like "locate". These commands both seem to appear in /bin, which is in
my
> | PATH.
> |
> | What how is this possible and what can I do?
>
> Ehh? Take this from the beginning?? You can run "ls -l" and it
> works.. and you wonder why?? Or do you think it is an error?
>
> Give a copy'n'paste from your prompt and show what happens, tell what
> you expected to happen?
>
> /Andy
>
> |
> | Scott
> |
> |
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | From: "Max Bowsher" <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
> | To: "Scott Taylor" <scott DOT taylor AT 4i-dotcom DOT com>; <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
> | Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 11:00 PM
> | Subject: Re: Installation
> |
> |
> |> Please keep replies on the mailing list.
> |>
> |> Scott Taylor wrote:
> |> > OK thanks. But what is the problem with running certain commands like
> |> > "locate"? The bin directory is in my PATH.
> |>
> |> What is what problem? I'm not psychic.
> |>
> |> > Also, can I assume that because there is the postgresql.exe
> |> > application in /bin, that PostgreSQL has been installed. I never
> |> > built it with cygipc as instructed.
> |>
> |> PostgreSQL is a bit of an exception. It is the only package which
depends
> | on
> |> software outside the main Cygwin distro. You *need* cygipc for
postgresql
> | to
> |> work.
> |>
> |> Max.
> |>
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