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Date:	Wed, 19 May 2010 09:58:02 -0500
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On 5/19/2010 8:50 AM, Rockefeller, Harry wrote:
> Given that 'foo' is a bash script, why is it that:
> 
> $ foo 
> 
> returns the error:
> 
> bash: ./bin/foo: No such file or directory

What happens when you directly run ./bin/foo?  What is the shebang
(first line) of foo?

> BUT since foo is *really in* PATH, e.g.,
> 
> $ `which foo`
> 
> runs correctly?

What is the output of "which foo" in this case?

-Jeremy

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