From:	mauch AT uni-duisburg DOT de (Michael Mauch)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: bash and scripts
Date:	Tue, 29 Jul 1997 23:19:13 +0200
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On Tue, 29 Jul 1997 06:55:50 GMT, Wadhah Al-Tailji
<altailji AT geocities DOT com> wrote:

> Now my next question.  How can I get bash to recognize scripts? (i.e.:
> run them when
> I type in the file name).  The script in question is executable and even
> shows three 'x's
> in ls -la.  The only way I can get it to run the script is type 'bash
> <scriptname>' from my
> DOS prompt.

I had this same problem a while ago. Like other Unix shells, bash
doesn't search the current directory for executables, unless you don't
have a "." in your PATH variable. You should be able to run your
script.sh from inside bash by typing "./script.sh". If you choose to
ignore the warnings in the Unix FAQ, you can include the current
directory in the PATH variable for bash and/or sh in djgpp.env:

[bash]
PATH=.;%PATH%

[sh]
PATH=.;%PATH%


The Unix FAQ posted to comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.shell,comp.answers
and news.answers says that it is a bad idea to include the current
directory in your PATH. They say you could inadvertently run a Trojan
program, e.g. if your are in /tmp and type "ls", somebody could have put
another "ls" there. I don't think this is much of a problem on a single
user machine.

Regards...
		Michael
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