Typing "*" on executables: HELP.

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From: altenber
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 17:04

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For some reason, for me to run executables from a C-shell, I have to add an
asterisk after the executable's name.  (This is not a problem for Bourne Shells).
For example:

localhost> runthis
runthis: Command not found.
localhost> runthis*
Now the program runs.

localhost> ls -l runthis
-rwxr-xr-x  1 me         57520 Apr 12 12:26 runthis*
localhost> cp runthis* runthis
cp: runthis and runthis are identical (not copied).
localhost> cp runthis runthis*
cp: runthis and runthis are identical (not copied).
localhost> 


This is a real drag if I also have a file "runthis.c", because then I get:

localhost> runthis
runthis: Command not found.
localhost> runthis*
runthis*: Ambiguous.
localhost> 


What is going on here, and how do I fix it so that I don't have to type the
durn * every time I execute a program?

-Lee Altenberg
altenber@hercules.acpub.duke.edu

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