I'm not sure if this has been answered yet, so here goes: the '.' before
the slash (./) is sort of a 'wildcard'. It means just look in the directory
that I'm in right now. I'm sure that you're aware that just a plain slash
would mean that you want to look in the root directory for said file.
Hope that makes sense
~Mike
> > Can someone please explain the concept behind ./ in executing a command.
> >
> > If I am in the directory where the programme resides and type the
> programme
> > name, I get a:
> > "bash: programme name: command not found" message
> >
> > If, from the same directory I type ./programme name everything works as
> > advertised.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Barry
