stupid problem - can't run script with ./

[emilybartholomew]

I am trying to test a unix script, which will eventually be a cron job, using ./ at the command prompt, but computer comes back & says "bash: ./build_current: No such file or directory"

I know I had this problem months & months ago when I first worked on these scripts, but I can't for the life of me remember what the solution is. Any advice?

 

[vgersh99]

make sure the script is executable:
ls -l ./build_current

if it's not, change the permissions [something like that]:
chmod +x ./build_current

vlad
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| #include<disclaimer.h> |
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[iribach]

&quot;bash: ./build_current: No such file or directory&quot;

you are starting a prog that is not in .
a) and if in the script is a cd somewhere, you loose ./build_current
b) this is a offten stupid error message,if the script calls an interpreter say :
#!/qq/bin/bb
and it cannot find /qq/bin/bb
it will exactly print the message (the wrong one)

set a convenient PATH

 

[emilybartholomew]

The file is executable and I have a cd command in the first line.

An import thing I forgot to mention - I am writing the scripts on my windows machine and then uploading them to the unix machine. Is there something I need to do because of that?

 

[vgersh99]

make sure you ftp/upload in ascii mode

vlad
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| #include<disclaimer.h> |
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[emilybartholomew]

That's it. Thanks!!!!!!