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From: steve@micropen (Steven J. Owens)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: ?????  HELP!!! what is wrong with this code? ???????
Summary: What about the directory you're in ?
Message-ID: <561@micropen>
Date: 12 Oct 88 21:12:49 GMT
References: <456@mrsvr.UUCP> <8271@alice.UUCP>
Organization: Micropen Dirent Writing Systems, Pittsford, NY
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In article <8271@alice.UUCP>, debra@alice.UUCP (Paul De Bra) writes:
> 
> Your code is just fine. The problem is that you named your program "test".
> There is a standard utility "test" in /bin, and if that comes before your
> current directory in your $PATH, you actually execute /bin/test instead
> of your own program. When you run "dbx test" or something, you give "test"
> as argument, and that is not subject to PATH-search, so dbx will run your
> "test" instead of /bin/test. That's all.
> 
> Paul.

	I always thought UNIX checked in the directory you are in first
	for the binary, then if it couldn't find it there, it checked
	the $PATH.

	And no, the code is not 'just fine', there are problems with
	it. Although people do it, there is really no reason to
	flame anybody who asks a question in this group. They deserve
	the answers they ask for without all that. After all, this is
	comp.unix.questions, isn't it( cross postings excepted ) ?


					SJO


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                                            Steve Owens @ Micropen, Inc.
					    Pittsford, N.Y. 14534

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