From: jan DOT linnell AT omgroup DOT com (Jan Linnell)
Subject: Re: Running Bash Scripts?
10 Mar 1997 01:24:56 -0800
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Re:
> 
> When I first run bash in a DOS box in Windows 95, and run a bash script, I
> get a no such file of directory error. If I then run a sub-shell by typing
> "bash", the script will run fine. (see the example below). Does anyone know
> why?
> 
> 1:# cd /windows/desktop/example
> 2:/windows/desktop/example# ls -al test5
> -rw-r--r--   1 500      everyone       13 Mar 09 19:08 test5
> 3:/windows/desktop/example# cat test5
> echo Hi
> ls
> 4:/windows/desktop/example# test5
> BASH.EXE: ./test5: No such file or directory
> 5:/windows/desktop/example# bash
> 1:/windows/desktop/example# test5
> Hi
> test5
> 2:/windows/desktop/example# exit
> exit
> 6:/windows/desktop/example#
> 
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Where do you set the PATH environment variable?
I had the same problem when I set it _only_ in .bashrc,
for some reason it was needed to be set _before_ starting bash
(as a "DOS environment variable").

/jan
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