* Adam Reiswig (2004-02-18 01:45 +0100) > Hello, I am new to cygwin. I am running a windows 2000 machine. I just > finished downloading and installing cygwin. When the setup finished I > ran the Cygwin icon on my desktop, got the bash prompt and every command > I type comes back "command not found". The head of the bash window > reads "bash: /etc/profiles: Permission denied".
The path isn't set - same as in Windows. Try "/bin/ls" instead of "ls". The path is set in /etc/profile. > Is there a cygwin for dummies out there somewhere?? The FAQ and the user manual. You'll find them on your own, won't you? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/