simple question about executing a command

[killwin]

Hello !

Sorry for this stupid question, but i can't remember.

I compiled a command gcc sample.c -o sample
I copy it into /usr/local/bin/sample

How to execute sample without path ./usr/local/bin/sample ?
I want to execute it in all paths in a shell with simply "sample".

(A solution with automake/autoconf/Makefine.am is ok)

Thanks

 

[jotawski]

may be wrong but allow me to show off my dumb

put /usr/local/bin in your PATH environment variable but the first time after moving to that you need to rehash if you are using csh.

apologized me for disturbing

best regards,
jotawski

 

[SirDice]

put /usr/local/bin in your PATH environment variable but the first time after moving to that you need to rehash if you are using csh.

/usr/local/bin/ is part of PATH by default.

 

[DutchDaemon]

Is 'sample' executable? It should show up in csh when you type [cmd=]sa[ctl+d][/cmd] or in bash when you type [cmd=]sa[tab][tab][/cmd].

 

[gcooper@]

Also make sure that the command is properly hashed.

For bourne shell (/bin/sh and bash):

hash -r

or

unhash

For csh (and I think ksh):

rehash

 

[killwin]

solved

It was a stupid problem sorry.

I removed with accident a line in my .cshrc : set path = ...

Thanks everybody.