Why do I get a “Command not found” error when I type the name of an executable file (i.e “a.out”) that is in my current directory?
This is probably due to the fact that the current directory is not specified in the list of directories that are searched when a command is given. This list is called your “path”, and you can see it by typing “echo $PATH”. If there is no single dot (‘.’) somewhere in this PATH, then your current directory may be ignored whenever you type a command. such as “a.out”.
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