how do you execute a file from terminal?

slenkar · 2009-07-17 21:52:21

Hi I have an executable which I can execute from XFCE but I dont know what command to use from the terminal to execute it (to get debug information)

Mr.Elendig · 2009-07-17 22:04:34

common sense and <tab> usually works for me.

slenkar · 2009-07-17 22:08:22

when I navigate to the correct directory and type in the name of the application it just says 'command not found'

miau · 2009-07-17 22:40:24

Have you tried

chmod +x "filename"

, if it is not executble? Or running it with ./"filename" ?

Last edited by miau (2009-07-17 22:40:58)

slenkar · 2009-07-17 23:08:21

thanks,
I noticed that you have to be in the files parent directory instead of the same directory

nogoma · 2009-07-17 23:14:25

It's probably a path issue, then; try "./cmd_name" when in the same directory instead of just "cmd_name".

majiq · 2009-07-17 23:48:42

Also, be wary of hidden white space. Maybe there's a space at the end of the command, if you still can't get to it.

.:B:. · 2009-07-18 06:44:47

miau wrote:

Have you tried
chmod +x "filename"
, if it is not executble? Or running it with ./"filename" ?

If he can execute it from within Xfce, I doubt it still needs to be made executable.

slenkar wrote:

thanks,
I noticed that you have to be in the files parent directory instead of the same directory

No you don't .

Not being able to run executable files in the same directory as you are in is a security measure.

You can always do ./$executable as said before, or, if it's a script, call the interpreter to execute it:

sh $script.sh
python $script.py
perl $script.pl

and so on.

miau · 2009-07-18 16:54:30

B wrote:

miau wrote:
Have you tried
chmod +x "filename"
, if it is not executble? Or running it with ./"filename" ?
If he can execute it from within Xfce, I doubt it still needs to be made executable.

Shame on me...overread it

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how do you execute a file from terminal?

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