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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: To run programs from prompt...
Date: 12 Aug 1996 11:08:13 +0100
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Michal Dworaczek (ab284@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca) wrote:
: Can anyone tell me how to run progs. from unix prompt for BSD 2.0 system 
: so I don't have to type ./filename  on my account?

Put '.' in your path and read a book on Unix - not necessarily in that
order :-)

--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....