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Date:      Mon, 18 Dec 2000 08:33:35 +0300
From:      "Igor' Robul'" <igor@raduga.dyndns.org>
To:        "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Command to Re-Read Paths?
Message-ID:  <20001218083335.A19394@linux.rainbow>
In-Reply-To: <BA5D0CE1CBB2D411B6AA00A0CC3F02390AF771@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov>; from drewt@writeme.com on Sun, Dec 17, 2000 at 04:58:01PM -0800
References:  <BA5D0CE1CBB2D411B6AA00A0CC3F02390AF771@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov>

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On Sun, Dec 17, 2000 at 04:58:01PM -0800, Drew Tomlinson wrote:
> I have just installed some new software but when I attempt to run it,
> the file is not found.  As I recall, there is something that reads the
> "paths" (is this the correct term?) when the system is started.  So
> short of rebooting (I'm trying to get away from M$ practices) how can I
> get my system to re-read the "paths" and find my new software?
If you are using csh as your shell then use "rehash" command
Or you can just logout and log in again.

-- 
Igor Robul, Unix System Administrator & Programmer @ sanatorium "Raduga", 
Sochi, Russia
http://www.brainbench.com/transcript.jsp?pid=304744


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