Re: tlug: Re: shell claims file not found

["Scott M. Stone" <ss8913@example.com>]

Jim Tittsler wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Aug 06, 1999 at 05:06:05PM +0900, Tony Laszlo wrote:
> > * I have a Perl script which should run when invoked ..but, I get an
> > error
> > message saying the file doesn't exist. "ls -l"  etc. confirms that it
> > does, exist. some kind of philosophical question at work here?
> 
> This error message can be misleading.  It can mean that it can't find the
> file referenced in the pound-bang hack in the first line of your script.
> Double check that it correctly points to where you have perl installed.

also try running the script with a ./ in front of it, if you're running
it from the current directory.  Many linux distros (TL, RH at least)
don't put the current dir in the user's path.

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