Re: No such file, but it's right there

2002-11-17 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 01:05:10AM -, Max Bowsher wrote: >Christopher Faylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> So, if you have a file called foo.exe 'ls -l foo' will work but >> 'cat foo.exe' won't work. > >You mean 'cat foo', don't you? Yes. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#u

Re: No such file, but it's right there

2002-11-17 Thread Max Bowsher
Christopher Faylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 12:35:57AM -, Max Bowsher wrote: >> Randall R Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Cygwin follows the Windows convention of using file file name suffix >>> ".exe" for its binary executable files. While Cygwin will locate

Re: No such file, but it's right there

2002-11-17 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 12:35:57AM -, Max Bowsher wrote: >Randall R Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>Cygwin follows the Windows convention of using file file name suffix >>".exe" for its binary executable files. While Cygwin will locate and >>execute files files given only the base name (sa

Re: No such file, but it's right there

2002-11-17 Thread Max Bowsher
Randall R Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cygwin follows the Windows convention of using file file name suffix > ".exe" for its binary executable files. While Cygwin will locate and > execute files files given only the base name (sans suffix), other > uses ("cat," "less," or more apropos "nm,"

Re: No such file, but it's right there

2002-11-17 Thread Randall R Schulz
Fred, Cygwin follows the Windows convention of using file file name suffix ".exe" for its binary executable files. While Cygwin will locate and execute files files given only the base name (sans suffix), other uses ("cat," "less," or more apropos "nm," "size" or "file") demand the full file nam

Re: No such file, but it's right there

2002-11-17 Thread Max Bowsher
Shing-Fat Fred Ma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I try to "ls" a file I know to be > there, I'm told it isn't: No, as you show below, ls works, less doesn't. > $ cd /usr/bin > $ ls -l ftp telnet > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 unknown unknown 57344 Jan 6 2002 ftp* > -rwxr-xr-x 1 unknow