Just of of completeness you can call the program direct if you have not yet set up the paths by running :
> /bin/gzip -V [ etc ] That said the bin directory should already be in the search paths so check it via echo $PATH If not add it to your profile (or for all users if wanted). . Vince On 02/03/16 04:44, Bruce Hewson wrote: > Hello David, > > thank you - that worked. > > > 1st:- > ITSXSA3:/u/bruce: >cd bin > ITSXSA3:/u/bruce/bin: >gzip --version > gzip 1.2.4 (18 Aug 93) > Compilation options: > DIRENT UTIME HAVE_UNISTD_H > > > 2nd: > ITSXSA3:/u/bruce/local/gzip/gzip-1.6-edc/bin: >gzip --version > gzip 1.6 > Copyright (C) 2007, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > Copyright (C) 1993 Jean-loup Gailly. > This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of > the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. > There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. > > Written by Jean-loup Gailly. > > > > > Regards > Bruce Hewson > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- - IMPORTANT – This email and the information in it may be confidential, legally privileged and/or protected by law. It is intended solely for the use of the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Please also delete all copies of this email & any attachments from your system. If this is an encrypted email it is your responsibility to maintain the 1024 byte key system even for one-use keys. Once mail has been sent the sending key is not kept and therefore a replacement mail cannot be resent. We cannot guarantee the security or confidentiality of non encrypted email communications. We do not accept any liability for losses or damages that you may suffer as a result of your receipt of this email including but not limited to computer service or system failure, access delays or interruption, data non-delivery or mis-delivery, computer viruses or other harmful components. Copyright in this email and any attachments belongs to Applewood Computers. Should you communicate with anyone at Applewood Computers by email, you consent to us monitoring and reading any such correspondence. Nothing in this email shall be taken or read as suggesting, proposing or relating to any agreement concerted practice or other practice that could infringe UK or EC competition legislation (unless it is against Security requirements). This Email and its attachments (if any) are scanned for virii using Clamd and ClamAV 0.98.8 or later (Linux x64). Dykegrove Limited T/A Applewood Computers is a company registered in England (no. 01681349) whose registered office is at Applewood House, 17 Stag Green Avenue, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 5EB, UK. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
