Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 04:47:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Broza <wwolf@rogers.wave.ca> To: Mike72757 <Mike72757@aol.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bsdunix version 2.2.5 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980411043544.5937A-100000@avalon.ns.bc.rogers.wave.ca> In-Reply-To: <3e4c0b6.352f5f11@aol.com>
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On Sat, 11 Apr 1998, Mike72757 wrote: > Hi my name is Scott Powers > when I type in something like > /usr > it gives me a message saying that permision is denied > I can't figure out what I am doing wrong > note:I am the only person using the computer it is not networked > > thankyou > > Scott Powers > > Mike72757@aol.com Hiya Scott; 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 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 Richard Broza irc: WhiteWolf | email: wwolf@rogers.wave.ca IRCop/Kline Coordinator | whitewolf@sorcery.net SorceryNet IRC | web: http://members.tripod.com/~Arawn Powered by Pepsi & FreeBSD 2.2.6 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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