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path = filename
Authored by: anonmac on Apr 11, '03 02:28:49PM

i think you guys are overlooking the fact that in unix, the filename IS part of the path.

i.e.
/usr/bin/top
is not the same as
/top
while both files may be 'called' top, the only way to make sure the correct one is used, is to specify the directory it is in. (alternatively, making the path to the file a part of YOUR PATH ( 'echo $PATH') could suffice, but that could always be modded. too offtopic anyway.)

so, the tip makes complete sense from that context.



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