Reputation: 974
On my last UNIX setup, I was able to simply type a binary's name if I was in the same directory and it would execute it. However on this new setup, I have to preface binary names with ./ if I want to execute them. Anyone know how to circumvent this?
Thanks.
Upvotes: 2
Views: 216
Reputation: 8973
I'm guessing you are using the default shell and that the shell is bash.
Edit: /etc/bashrc and add this:
export set PATH=$PATH:.
Upvotes: 1
Reputation: 70183
The conventional way to address this (and probably the way it was done on your previous setup) is to add .
to your PATH
environment variable. So if your PATH
is /usr/bin:/bin
, then add .
to the end (along with the :
separator) so you have /usr/bin:/bin:.
. Exactly how to do that varies by shell. A quick Google will no doubt get you the answer for your shell.
Do be aware that there are potential negative security implications to that, though, especially on a shared service. If an attacker manages to get an evil file in a directory where you are, and to name that file a normally-innocuous command (like ls
), they could cause you to unintentionally run the evil file.
For this reason, if you are going to do this, at least make sure you put .
as the last item in your PATH
.
Upvotes: 2