Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 11:33:01 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> To: Richard Broza <wwolf@rogers.wave.ca> Cc: Mike72757 <Mike72757@aol.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bsdunix version 2.2.5 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980411112514.194C-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980411043544.5937A-100000@avalon.ns.bc.rogers.wave.ca>
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> what your describing you are trying to execute the /usr directory, just to > point you can't execute directories unless there is a executable file You cannot "execute" a directory at all. At least not like you "execute" a program. The term "execute" takes a special meaining when it refers to the permissions of a directory. A directory that has an "executable" permission set is searchable. You can list files in the directory that allows you to "execute" (ie search) that directory. The "executability" of a program is a seperate but related issue. Which is discussed by the previous poster. The rest of this is valid. > within that directory. Example to a exec a file within a dir.. the syntax > is : > > /<directory>/<name of file> ie.. /usr/thefile > or /usr/X11R6/bin/thefile Have fun, | Stop warning me about the latest virus. Learn more... Jason Wells | http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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