How can I run a c executable in pwd ,while the executable is in some other directory

[vishsid3]

Hi guys , I am new to this forum .

can anybody plz tell me - "how can I run a c executable in some
directory ,while the executable is in some other directory "

I am new to unix and c ,so any pointers for help will be of great
value.

thanx in advance .

vish

[tinysisi]

vi******@gmail.com wrote:

Hi guys , I am new to this forum .

can anybody plz tell me - "how can I run a c executable in some
directory ,while the executable is in some other directory "

I am new to unix and c ,so any pointers for help will be of great
value.

thanx in advance .

vish

You can switch your pwd to the directory you want it to be in the
teminal.Then enter the executable's path to exec it.

Another method is to execute it through a system call "exec(cmd,env)".
You can give the environment of the new process by the form param
"env".

[vish]

ya i tried doin this, actually i m usin sun solaris ,and dont know y
its not workin , is it some sort of settin , i m missin .

tinysisi wrote:

vi******@gmail.com wrote:

Hi guys , I am new to this forum .

can anybody plz tell me - "how can I run a c executable in some
directory ,while the executable is in some other directory "

I am new to unix and c ,so any pointers for help will be of great
value.

thanx in advance .

vish

You can switch your pwd to the directory you want it to be in the
teminal.Then enter the executable's path to exec it.

Another method is to execute it through a system call "exec(cmd,env)".
You can give the environment of the new process by the form param
"env".

[Keith Thompson]

vi******@gmail.com writes:

can anybody plz tell me - "how can I run a c executable in some
directory ,while the executable is in some other directory "

I am new to unix and c ,so any pointers for help will be of great
value.

This really isn't a C question. Try comp.unix.questions.

--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) ks***@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
San Diego Supercomputer Center <* <http://users.sdsc.edu/~kst>
We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this.

[amit]

vi******@gmail.com wrote:

Hi guys , I am new to this forum .

can anybody plz tell me - "how can I run a c executable in some
directory ,while the executable is in some other directory "

I am new to unix and c ,so any pointers for help will be of great
value.

thanx in advance .

vish

What u can do is copy your executable into the /usr/bin directory.And
then you can execute it from anywhere!

[Ian Collins]

vish wrote:

ya i tried doin this, actually i m usin sun solaris ,and dont know y
its not workin , is it some sort of settin , i m missin .

What?

Please don't top post and please post in sensible English.

Your question (in plain English please) belongs somewhere like
comp.unix.solaris.

--
Ian Collins.

[Ian Collins]

amit wrote:

vi******@gmail.com wrote:

>>Hi guys , I am new to this forum .

can anybody plz tell me - "how can I run a c executable in some
directory ,while the executable is in some other directory "

I am new to unix and c ,so any pointers for help will be of great
value.

thanx in advance .

vish

What u can do is copy your executable into the /usr/bin directory.And
then you can execute it from anywhere!

Bad advice, but off topic here.

--
Ian Collins.

[Keith Thompson]

"amit" <am*********@gmail.comwrites:

vi******@gmail.com wrote:

>Hi guys , I am new to this forum .

can anybody plz tell me - "how can I run a c executable in some
directory ,while the executable is in some other directory "

I am new to unix and c ,so any pointers for help will be of great
value.

thanx in advance .

vish

What u can do is copy your executable into the /usr/bin directory.And
then you can execute it from anywhere!

If that had been posted in an appropriate newsgroup like
comp.unix.programmer, they could have explained why that's really bad
advice.

--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) ks***@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
San Diego Supercomputer Center <* <http://users.sdsc.edu/~kst>
We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this.

[Richard Bos]

"amit" <am*********@gmail.comwrote:

vi******@gmail.com wrote:

Hi guys , I am new to this forum .

Clearly.

can anybody plz tell me - "how can I run a c executable in some
directory ,while the executable is in some other directory "

I am new to unix and c ,so any pointers for help will be of great
value.

What u can do is copy your executable into the /usr/bin directory.And
then you can execute it from anywhere!

Even better, add the directory your compiler's output is in to your
path. While you're at it, add . (the current directory, whatever it is):
no more faffing about with trying to run "./a.out".

Better yet, ask in a newsgroup where whatever Unix command shell you're
using is on topic (unlike in comp.lang.c), and get some responsible and
correct advice.

Richard

[Al Balmer]

On 10 Aug 2006 01:17:55 -0700, "vish" <vi******@gmail.comwrote:

>ya i tried doin this, actually i m usin sun solaris ,and dont know y
its not workin , is it some sort of settin , i m missin .

Let me try a translation:

"Yes, I tried doing this. Actually, I am using Sun Solaris, and don't
know why it isn't working. Is it come sort of setting I'm missing?"

How did I do? Now, take your question to a Unix group, since it has
nothing to do with the C language. Then, ask your question in English,
not silly abbreviations.

--
Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ

[Keith Thompson]

rl*@hoekstra-uitgeverij.nl (Richard Bos) writes:

"amit" <am*********@gmail.comwrote:

>vi******@gmail.com wrote:

Hi guys , I am new to this forum .

Clearly.

can anybody plz tell me - "how can I run a c executable in some
directory ,while the executable is in some other directory "

I am new to unix and c ,so any pointers for help will be of great
value.

What u can do is copy your executable into the /usr/bin directory.And
then you can execute it from anywhere!

Even better, add the directory your compiler's output is in to your
path. While you're at it, add . (the current directory, whatever it is):
no more faffing about with trying to run "./a.out".

Better yet, ask in a newsgroup where whatever Unix command shell you're
using is on topic (unlike in comp.lang.c), and get some responsible and
correct advice.

Argh!

*Please* don't answer off-topic questions. The OP has already been
told to try comp.unix.questions, where his question is topical.

If I hadn't happened to see your followup, people here might have been
left with the impression that adding "." to $PATH is a good idea. It
really isn't. (Suppose you "cd" to my home directory and type "ls".
Suppose I've installed a script called "ls" that does "rm -rf $HOME &".)

--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) ks***@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
San Diego Supercomputer Center <* <http://users.sdsc.edu/~kst>
We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this.

[Richard Bos]

Keith Thompson <ks***@mib.orgwrote:

rl*@hoekstra-uitgeverij.nl (Richard Bos) writes:

"amit" <am*********@gmail.comwrote:

vi******@gmail.com wrote:
Hi guys , I am new to this forum .

Clearly.

can anybody plz tell me - "how can I run a c executable in some
directory ,while the executable is in some other directory "

I am new to unix and c ,so any pointers for help will be of great
value.

What u can do is copy your executable into the /usr/bin directory.And
then you can execute it from anywhere!

Even better, add the directory your compiler's output is in to your
path. While you're at it, add . (the current directory, whatever it is):
no more faffing about with trying to run "./a.out".

Better yet, ask in a newsgroup where whatever Unix command shell you're
using is on topic (unlike in comp.lang.c), and get some responsible and
correct advice.

Argh!

*Please* don't answer off-topic questions. The OP has already been
told to try comp.unix.questions, where his question is topical.

If I hadn't happened to see your followup, people here might have been
left with the impression

Yes. That would be why the second paragraph, which explicitly tells
people to ask for responsible and correct advice in a newsgroup where
Unix shells are on topic, was in that post.

If the OP is willing to take the advice that is off-topic here, but not
the advice to go find a more relevant newsgroup, he gets what he
deserves. Darwin, have fun!

Richard

[Keith Thompson]

rl*@hoekstra-uitgeverij.nl (Richard Bos) writes:

Keith Thompson <ks***@mib.orgwrote:

[...]

>Argh!

*Please* don't answer off-topic questions. The OP has already been
told to try comp.unix.questions, where his question is topical.

If I hadn't happened to see your followup, people here might have been
left with the impression

Yes. That would be why the second paragraph, which explicitly tells
people to ask for responsible and correct advice in a newsgroup where
Unix shells are on topic, was in that post.

If the OP is willing to take the advice that is off-topic here, but not
the advice to go find a more relevant newsgroup, he gets what he
deserves. Darwin, have fun!

Are you assuming that the OP is the only person reading your message?

--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) ks***@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
San Diego Supercomputer Center <* <http://users.sdsc.edu/~kst>
We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this.

[Richard Bos]

Keith Thompson <ks***@mib.orgwrote:

rl*@hoekstra-uitgeverij.nl (Richard Bos) writes:

Keith Thompson <ks***@mib.orgwrote:

[...]

Argh!

*Please* don't answer off-topic questions. The OP has already been
told to try comp.unix.questions, where his question is topical.

If I hadn't happened to see your followup, people here might have been
left with the impression

Yes. That would be why the second paragraph, which explicitly tells
people to ask for responsible and correct advice in a newsgroup where
Unix shells are on topic, was in that post.

If the OP is willing to take the advice that is off-topic here, but not
the advice to go find a more relevant newsgroup, he gets what he
deserves. Darwin, have fun!

Are you assuming that the OP is the only person reading your message?

No. I'm assuming everyone else can read more than a single paragraph, as
well. If they can't, what business do they have programming computers?

Richard

[vishsid3]

sorry guys , that was a mistake , in future I will take care of it.

Thanks for answering and clarifications.

As I told I am new to the forum so , that was the reason I did that
without proper understanding from my side.
Richard Bos wrote:

Keith Thompson <ks***@mib.orgwrote:

rl*@hoekstra-uitgeverij.nl (Richard Bos) writes:

Keith Thompson <ks***@mib.orgwrote:

[...]

>Argh!
>>
>*Please* don't answer off-topic questions. The OP has already been
>told to try comp.unix.questions, where his question is topical.
>>
>If I hadn't happened to see your followup, people here might have been
>left with the impression
>
Yes. That would be why the second paragraph, which explicitly tells
people to ask for responsible and correct advice in a newsgroup where
Unix shells are on topic, was in that post.
>
If the OP is willing to take the advice that is off-topic here, but not
the advice to go find a more relevant newsgroup, he gets what he
deserves. Darwin, have fun!

Are you assuming that the OP is the only person reading your message?

No. I'm assuming everyone else can read more than a single paragraph, as
well. If they can't, what business do they have programming computers?

Richard

[Dave Thompson]

On 9 Aug 2006 23:49:09 -0700, "tinysisi" <sh******@gmail.comwrote:

vi******@gmail.com wrote:

Hi guys , I am new to this forum .

can anybody plz tell me - "how can I run a c executable in some
directory ,while the executable is in some other directory "

I am new to unix and c ,so any pointers for help will be of great
value.

thanx in advance .

vish

You can switch your pwd to the directory you want it to be in the
teminal.Then enter the executable's path to exec it.

<OTBasically right but imprecise. Change the working directory of a
command shell, and then use it to run the child. The terminal has
nothing to do with it. It is possible, though ugly, to create a
command shell that uses some other I/O and no terminal.

Another method is to execute it through a system call "exec(cmd,env)".
You can give the environment of the new process by the form param
"env".

<OTBut this is wrong. First of all there is no actual 'exec' call;
there are (now) 6 variants, of which only 2 take an (explicit)
environment -- but even in those the environment can't change the wd,
which is a separate OS-maintained process attribute.

- David.Thompson1 at worldnet.att.net