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08.29.2005 at 09:23AM PDT, ID: 21543630
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Simple shell script returns "command not found"

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FreeBSD

Tags:

found, command, shell, script

I'm the using a Verio VPS running FreeBSD. I have written the following simple shell script:

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#!/bin/tcsh
cat /dev/null > /var/log/messages
cat /dev/null > /var/mail/spam
/usr/local/urchin5/bin/urchin -p myprofile
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the script has 774 permissions.

When running the script as root, from the directory in which the script resides, I get the following error:

./myscript.sh: Command not found.

Why would I get command not found? the shell script is right in the directory in which I'm running the command, the permissions seem ok, and I running as root?

Thanks.

Answered By: gheist
Expert Since: 03/18/2003
Accepted Solutions: 2027
gheist has been an Expert for 5 years 9 months, during which he has posted 10211 comments and answered 2027 questions. gheist is just one of 160 experts in the FreeBSD Zone. 2 experts collaborated on this answer, which was graded an "A" by the asker.
 
 
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