How to change profile to search current directory?
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I would like to change my profile so that I can execute programs in the current directory without ./.
In other words:
$ foo.sh
would accomplish what currently happens with:
$ ./foo.sh
command-line profile
edited Nov 24 at 20:31
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Jun 11 '11 at 10:13
Eric Wilson
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I would like to change my profile so that I can execute programs in the current directory without ./.
In other words:
$ foo.sh
would accomplish what currently happens with:
$ ./foo.sh
command-line profile
edited Nov 24 at 20:31
Rui F Ribeiro
38.3k1475126
asked Jun 11 '11 at 10:13
Eric Wilson
1,89172439
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
favorite
up vote
0
down vote
favorite
I would like to change my profile so that I can execute programs in the current directory without ./.
In other words:
$ foo.sh
would accomplish what currently happens with:
$ ./foo.sh
command-line profile
edited Nov 24 at 20:31
Rui F Ribeiro
38.3k1475126
asked Jun 11 '11 at 10:13
Eric Wilson
1,89172439
I would like to change my profile so that I can execute programs in the current directory without ./.
In other words:
$ foo.sh
would accomplish what currently happens with:
$ ./foo.sh
command-line profile
command-line profile
edited Nov 24 at 20:31
Rui F Ribeiro
38.3k1475126
asked Jun 11 '11 at 10:13
Eric Wilson
1,89172439
edited Nov 24 at 20:31
Rui F Ribeiro
38.3k1475126
asked Jun 11 '11 at 10:13
Eric Wilson
1,89172439
edited Nov 24 at 20:31
Rui F Ribeiro
38.3k1475126
edited Nov 24 at 20:31
Rui F Ribeiro
38.3k1475126
edited Nov 24 at 20:31
Rui F Ribeiro
38.3k1475126
38.3k1475126
asked Jun 11 '11 at 10:13
Eric Wilson
1,89172439
asked Jun 11 '11 at 10:13
Eric Wilson
1,89172439
asked Jun 11 '11 at 10:13
Eric Wilson
1,89172439
1,89172439
add a comment |
add a comment |
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This is generally considered a very dangerous idea because it introduces the possibility that you will be tricked into executing something thinking it is something else. Say for example that somebody puts an executable named "cd" in /tmp. Being able to run things in the current folder without specifying an explicit path might mean you inadvertently run that script (that could be malicious) as your user while expecting to just cd somewhere else on the system.
That being said you can affect this by adding ./ to your program execution path.
export PATH=$PATH:./
If you put that line in your ~/.profile it should be available in any new shells you open.
answered Jun 11 '11 at 10:33
Caleb
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1 Answer
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
This is generally considered a very dangerous idea because it introduces the possibility that you will be tricked into executing something thinking it is something else. Say for example that somebody puts an executable named "cd" in /tmp. Being able to run things in the current folder without specifying an explicit path might mean you inadvertently run that script (that could be malicious) as your user while expecting to just cd somewhere else on the system.
That being said you can affect this by adding ./ to your program execution path.
export PATH=$PATH:./
If you put that line in your ~/.profile it should be available in any new shells you open.
answered Jun 11 '11 at 10:33
Caleb
50k9146190
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
This is generally considered a very dangerous idea because it introduces the possibility that you will be tricked into executing something thinking it is something else. Say for example that somebody puts an executable named "cd" in /tmp. Being able to run things in the current folder without specifying an explicit path might mean you inadvertently run that script (that could be malicious) as your user while expecting to just cd somewhere else on the system.
That being said you can affect this by adding ./ to your program execution path.
export PATH=$PATH:./
If you put that line in your ~/.profile it should be available in any new shells you open.
answered Jun 11 '11 at 10:33
Caleb
50k9146190
add a comment |
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
up vote
4
down vote
accepted
This is generally considered a very dangerous idea because it introduces the possibility that you will be tricked into executing something thinking it is something else. Say for example that somebody puts an executable named "cd" in /tmp. Being able to run things in the current folder without specifying an explicit path might mean you inadvertently run that script (that could be malicious) as your user while expecting to just cd somewhere else on the system.
That being said you can affect this by adding ./ to your program execution path.
export PATH=$PATH:./
If you put that line in your ~/.profile it should be available in any new shells you open.
answered Jun 11 '11 at 10:33
Caleb
50k9146190
This is generally considered a very dangerous idea because it introduces the possibility that you will be tricked into executing something thinking it is something else. Say for example that somebody puts an executable named "cd" in /tmp. Being able to run things in the current folder without specifying an explicit path might mean you inadvertently run that script (that could be malicious) as your user while expecting to just cd somewhere else on the system.
That being said you can affect this by adding ./ to your program execution path.
export PATH=$PATH:./
If you put that line in your ~/.profile it should be available in any new shells you open.
answered Jun 11 '11 at 10:33
Caleb
50k9146190
answered Jun 11 '11 at 10:33
Caleb
50k9146190
answered Jun 11 '11 at 10:33
Caleb
50k9146190
answered Jun 11 '11 at 10:33
Caleb
50k9146190
50k9146190
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