From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Aug 8 4:37: 9 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from blues.ghis.net (pppc2-70.eisa.net.au [203.166.251.190]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 50F7614ECD for ; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 04:36:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jim@blues.ghis.net) Received: (from jim@localhost) by blues.ghis.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id VAA43874; Sun, 8 Aug 1999 21:29:23 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from jim) Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 21:29:23 +1000 From: Jim Mock To: Andrew Uborka Cc: FreeBSD Subject: Re: running a.out Message-ID: <19990808212923.A43844@blues.ghis.net> Reply-To: jim@blues.ghis.net References: <000a01bee18f$d7b9bf00$0b98400a@musghillss.qld.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Mutt/0.96.3i In-Reply-To: <000a01bee18f$d7b9bf00$0b98400a@musghillss.qld.edu.au> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, 08 Aug 1999 at 21:19:11 +1000, Andrew Uborka wrote: > I have just installed FreeBSD version 3.2 on my computer. I want to > use the system as C programming tool. I can use the vi editor to > enter the program. the program will then compile with the cc command > however the a.out assembler output will not run. I get the message > "Command not Found". Can you give me any tips as to why the a.out > file is not running? What command are you using to run the file? I.e., if the file is in your home directory, you'll need to use a ./ in front of it.. # ./a.out instead of.. # a.out since '.' isn't in your path. -- - Jim Mock - jim@blues.ghis.net - systems administrator - ghis.NET - - work: http://www.ghis.net/ - personal: http://www.ghis.net/~jim/ - - FreeBSD 'zine: http://www.freebsdzine.org/ - jim@freebsdzine.org - - FreeBSD: Bringing UNIX to the masses --- http://www.freebsd.org/ - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message