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ellabean2007 · ellabean2007 #1 (**permalink**)

12-19-2008, 09:28 PM

I will look for a file but then it says some thing like
.: ..: filename argument required and something else.?
what does it mean?

Forum Shark · Forum Shark #2 (**permalink**)

12-19-2008, 09:32 PM

Does it actually say "something else", or is there just something else you can't remember? It'd would help to be more specific if the answer is the latter.

ellabean2007 · ellabean2007 #3 (**permalink**)

12-19-2008, 09:44 PM

no it does not say "something else" but i am sure it says file argument required and then :. or .: but there are dots...a few..
sorry i am not much help, i will try it again and write it word for word.
Thank you!

ohoh..it says."is a directory"

ADKhikerVW · ADKhikerVW #4 (**permalink**)

12-19-2008, 11:16 PM

What exactly are you typing in?

walkerj · walkerj #5 (**permalink**)

12-20-2008, 02:50 AM

Under UNIX . and .. represent the current directory and the parent directory respectively. Ancient UNIX secrets, really. So to refer to a file in the current directory, you could use ./whateverthefileis.txt for a file that's where you are currently positioned, or ../whateverthefiles.txt for a file that's up in the directory above you.

Forum Shark #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 19, 2008 Location: Brantford, ON Posts: 248 Mac Specs: Base Model MacBook (White from early 2008)	12-19-2008, 09:32 PM Does it actually say "something else", or is there just something else you can't remember? It'd would help to be more specific if the answer is the latter. Please follow me to Twitter! http://twitter.com/ForumShark
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ellabean2007 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 19, 2008 Posts: 8	12-19-2008, 09:28 PM I will look for a file but then it says some thing like .: ..: filename argument required and something else.? what does it mean?
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Member Since: Aug 18, 2007 Location: Wilmington, NY Posts: 715 Mac Specs: 15" Unibody MBP (2009), White MB (2009), iMac G4	12-19-2008, 11:16 PM What exactly are you typing in?
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walkerj #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 13, 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA, USA Posts: 1,186 Mac Specs: 13" Macbook Pro 2.26Ghz Unibody 4G RAM 160G HDD Superdrive	12-20-2008, 02:50 AM Under UNIX . and .. represent the current directory and the parent directory respectively. Ancient UNIX secrets, really. So to refer to a file in the current directory, you could use ./whateverthefileis.txt for a file that's where you are currently positioned, or ../whateverthefiles.txt for a file that's up in the directory above you.
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