On 06/13/2013 03:39 AM, Alan Gauld wrote:
> On 13/06/13 05:24, Matt D wrote:
>
>> I already told you i found the file? why would someone else be running
>> the program?
>
> Because it does something useful?
> Most pro programmers write programs for other people to use.
> Even an amateur may be creating something for their family use.
>
> If someone other than you were running it that might explain why the
> current directory wasn't what you expected since they will have a
> different $HOME for example. That's why Dave was asking.
>
yeah i am not a programmer. just trying to increase the utility of a
program (open source) someone else wrote. the file was in the home
directory but i have so much pollution there that it took too long for
me to spot it. not sure whey the file search didn't work.
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