AIX: Trouble Installing Software

Discussion in 'Linux, BSD and Other OS's' started by X slash X, May 9, 2008.

  1. X slash X

    X slash X Geek Trainee

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    Here Is Another Thing I Need To Understand, What Is ./
    Reason Why I'm Asking Is Because I Tried To Install Software And It Didn't Work Till I Was Told To Try The Dot Slash Then The Command (# ./install_xx_aix43 ) After Which It Worked. Why?
     
  2. Anti-Trend

    Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek

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    Normally in Unix, an executable must be in your path, or else you need to specify the absolute path to the binary. The '.' means "current working directory". The '/' is a directory identifier. In other words, the ./ just makes the path to your executable absolute.
     

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