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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 17:32:49 +0300 (IDT)
From: Christoph Bugel <cbugel@netvision.net.il>
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To: "Strachan, Iain" <Iain.Strachan@software.aeat.com>
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Subject: Re: Newbie question on paths
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You are right - it can be done with the PATH variable
for example:
export PATH=${PATH}:.
will append a `:' and a dot to it.
BTW - maybe ./hello.exe is better, in unix usually there is no dot in the
path by default for security reasons.

also you're right about .bashrc
bash.exe will look for it in your / (usually C:\), and/or in your $HOME
directory. (as it says somewhere in the FAQ IIRC)

good luck :)


on Apr 14 Strachan, Iain wrote:

> Hi, 
> I'm new to cygwin but used UNIX some years back (before BASH was available).
> 
> I've installed cygwin on my system (under NT) with no problems and everything runs.
> 
> However, I am unable to get it to recognise <current directory> as part of the path.  Hence if I have a "hello.exe" in the current directory, to run it I have to do "./hello", whereas "hello" by
> itself cannot be found.
> 
> I tried various logical things to do with setting the PATH environment variable, but to no avail.
> 
> Could you tell me how to make this work?  Also if there's an equivalent file to the UNIX .bashrc file, where I could automatically set this up?
> 
> Regards,
> Iain Strachan.
> 
> 
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Christoph Bugel

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