Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!bradley.bradley.edu!buhub!data From: data@buhub (Mark Hall) Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell Subject: Re: Dot in PATH? Message-ID: <1991Jan24.221552.5906@bradley.bradley.edu> Date: 24 Jan 91 22:15:52 GMT References: <1991Jan24.203423.25084@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Sender: news@bradley.bradley.edu Distribution: comp Organization: Bradley University Lines: 23 jeffb@aquifer.las.uiuc.edu (Jeffrey Biesiadecki) writes: >Hi - >In a recent flame war in alt.sources, it was said that it was a bad idea >to have '.' in your $PATH variable (I use tcsh, or csh, probably this >would apply for any shell). What's wrong with doing this? >Jeff Jeff, why would you want to do this? I thought Un*x automatically checked the directory that you are in (your current directory) for commands you entered. (Yes, this may seem like a stupid question, but I'm wearing my asbestos briefs...) -- | Internet: data@{bucs1,buhub}.bradley.edu, al632@cleveland.freenet.edu | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | F'net : 1:232/28 1:2250/9 (fname.lname@f.n.z.fidonet.org) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | "He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake, but Captain, | | it makes no sense!" "But Spock, with Santa, ALL things are possible!" | | Kirk and Spock...Hallmark Greeting Cards |