Newbe Question

From: AJS (anthony_at_station5.net)
Date: 11/14/03 

Date: 14 Nov 2003 07:18:05 -0800

Hi Im new to linux and unix. My question is,

I log into my box as root I then go to the directory that has an
executable file or script in it. But when I type the file name I get
an error stating that it can't run.

However, if I enter the complete path to the file, then the file runs
fine. I havent found any documentation to explain this behavior.

Why does it behave like this?

AJS

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