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12 questions linked to/from Why is . not in the path by default?
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How to add the current dir to Bash's path and why is it considered a bad idea by some people? [duplicate]
I'd like to add the current dir to the path so i don't have to keep typing stuff like ./a.out over and over. I also recall someone saying it was a bad idea, but don't remember why. I Windows and DOS ...
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Why do I have to type ./ when executing scripts in my current directory? [duplicate]
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Why is . not in the path by default?
This question might be trivial but I'm wondering why I have to type the dot and the slash before the name of my script in order to execute ...
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Why/how does including . in PATH pose a security risk? [duplicate]
I was reading this answer to understand the inner workings of bash when I saw this:
You should never have . in your PATH as it poses a security risk, among other problems.
and couldn't figure out ...
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How to permanently add current directory to PATH in Linux? [duplicate]
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Add folder to PATH
I want to a add a directory to my bash to search in, and I am using the $PATH=.... it works however when I open a new command window it is not there.
How ...
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Why do I need to explicitly specify the current directory with "./" when running "./configure"?
I'm new to Linux so sorry if this is a very basic question.
I know you type the following to install something, you type these three commands:
./configure
make
sudo make install
I know . means the ...
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Can not execute a file from terminal located in the same directory
I want to execute graldew. It is definitely in the same directory and it has all the permission. But when I try to execute it I get command not found. Also I can not even autocomplete it using TAB ...
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SHELL="/bin/bash" vs SHELL="bash"
What's the difference between exporting SHELL="/bin/bash" and SHELL="bash"? I previously had export SHELL="bash" in my .bashrc. It seemed to work. $($SHELL) spawned a ...
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Trying to run app in another directory
We have a app that is run out of a specific directory, it uses flask (never worked with it before) and it is called from /home/automation_admin/rest-auto/production/TestLauncherApp
Once in that ...
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What is l type of directory with `->` and how to navigate these file
I was listing directory , it display few file/directory with l on just ahead of permission columns and these have two names separated with -> with asterisk *(that means executable) . What means of ...
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Kali Linux Requires Full Directory Path For All Command [closed]
I'm having a problem on Kali Linux Lite 5.7.0 64-bit related to directory paths.
Not just the CD command, every command requires the full path. For example, if I'm in a directory named "user/...
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Overriding calls of application/command in specific folder
I would like to run specific application in specific folders only. For example for vint application
$ cd /workspace/vim-plugin
$ vint ftplugin/terraform.vim
Should run docker exec -i vim-plugin sh -...
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PowerShell command makes windows loop
I've installed today, the Screenfetcher module for Windows - as follows:
PS D:\INSTALKI\ScreenFetch> Find-Module -Repository Local
Version Name Repository ...