1) Something is wrong, the fink hierarchy is not in your path. Open a new terminal window and do "echo $PATH" again. You should see /sw/bin & /sw/sbin in it.

2) Having . (current working directory) as part of your path is not a good idea. I can be used to exploit and compromise your UNIX box.

fvs ... are you using TCSH? if you are using BASH, adding those lines to the .tcshrc will not help (might go in .bashrc?)

Looks to me like tcsh, though he did declare his own prompt, so I be getting fooled. But he did mention he was using Jaguar.
If so, like vancenase said, that source source /sw/bin/init.csh needs to go into your .bashrc.

You could have avoided such a 'long' exercise if you would have posted the result of 'echo $PATH' as yellow asked you to do in his first post, or read and follow the info at the link I suggested to set your PATH environment variable following Fink guidelines.

Anyhow, run in Terminal.app and post the result of:

sw_vers
fink -V
echo $SHELL
echo $0

Then, check to see if you have in the /sw/bin directory "pathsetup.command" or "pathsetup.sh" . If you have the first one, run from Terminal.app:

open /sw/bin/pathsetup.command

If you have the second one, run from Terminal.app:

/sw/bin/pathsetup.sh

When done, run in Terminal.app and post the result of:

echo $PATH

Sao, Here are results

clear infocmp xgettext
dpkg infotocap xxd
dpkg-architecture init.csh zcat
dpkg-buildpackage init.sh zcmp
dpkg-checkbuilddeps md5sum zdiff
dpkg-deb msgcmp zforce
dpkg-distaddfile msgcomm zgrep
dpkg-genchanges msgfmt zipgrep
dpkg-gencontrol msgmerge zipinfo
dpkg-name msgunfmt zless
dpkg-parsechangelog ngettext zmore
dpkg-query pager znew
dpkg-scanpackages pathsetup.sh
Fri:16 % open /sw/bin/pathsetup.sh
2004-07-16 06:37:48.916 open[421] LSOpenFromURLSpec() returned -10814 for application (null) path /sw/bin/pathsetup.sh.
2004-07-16 06:37:48.918 open[421] Couldn't open file: /sw/bin/pathsetup.sh
Fri:16 % echo $PATH
/Users/franksoranno/bin:/user/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:.:/Developer/Tools
Fri:16 %
Fri:16 % cd Terminal.app/
Fri:16 % echo $PATH
/Users/franksoranno/bin:/user/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:.:/Developer/Tools
Fri:16 %

Sao, Yellow and Vancense I'm running:
Fri:16 % echo $SHELL
/bin/tcsh
Fri:16 %
ri:16 % env
HOME=/Users/franksoranno
SHELL=/bin/tcsh
USER=franksoranno
LANG=en_US
PATH=/Users/franksoranno/bin:/user/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:.:/Developer/Tools
__CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0:0
TERM=vt100
TERMCAP=����
TERM_PROGRAM=Apple_Terminal
TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=81
LOGNAME=franksoranno
HOSTTYPE=macintosh
VENDOR=apple
OSTYPE=darwin
MACHTYPE=powerpc
SHLVL=1
PWD=/Users/franksoranno
GROUP=staff
HOST=Frank-Sorannos-Computer.local.
VISUAL=vim
DISPLAY=:0
MANPATH=/sw/share/man:/usr/share/man
INFOPATH=/sw/share/info:/sw/info:/usr/share/info
PERL5LIB=/sw/lib/perl5:/sw/lib/perl5/darwin
EDITOR=vim
Fri:16 %

I really appreciate all the help, Your the greatest bunch. Maybe I need to start from scratch?
Is there away to clean up my present terminal and start all over? Frank

Yellow I did notice this reply:
2) Having . (current working directory) as part of your path is not a good idea. I can be used to exploit and compromise your UNIX box.

How am I supposed to have my path set without the current working directory, Can you show me.
Thanks for all the help. Frank

fvs,

Let's not waste time! You obviously did not read my previous post correctly. Re-read it 3~4 times until you understand it.

First, you didn't post the result of running in Terminal.app the following:

sw_vers
fink -V
echo $SHELL
echo $0


Second, what is this...???

Third, you ran the following, which is wrong!
Again, re-read my previous post and follow my instructions correctly. If you found in the /sw/bin/ folder the file "pathsetup.sh" then run in Terminal.app :

/sw/bin/pathsetup.sh

This command will set your PATH environment variable in order for you to use the software installed in Fink's directory hierarchy.

When done, run 'echo $PATH'.

Fri:16 % cd /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app/
Fri:16 % /sw/bin/pathsetup.sh

Fri:16 % pwd
/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app
Fri:16 % sw_ver
sw_ver: Command not found.
Fri:16 % fink -V
fink: Command not found.
Fri:16 % echo $SHELL
/bin/tcsh
Fri:16 % echo $0
-tcsh
Fri:16 % Fri:16 % cd /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app/
Fri:16: Command not found.
Fri:16 % /sw/bin/pathsetup.sh

Fri:16 % Fri:16 % /sw/bin/pathsetup.sh
Fri:16: Command not found.
Fri:16 %
Fri:16 % echo $path
/Users/franksoranno/bin /user/local/sbin /usr/sbin /sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/bin /bin . /Developer/Tools
Fri:16 %

fvs,

Ok. Let's quickly start again. Open a finder window, do you see a /sw folder?

I can't see it in finder window. Not in my Home.

fvs,

No, not in your home directory, look at the / level of your HD.

I was in my desktop HD franksoranno Home.

fvs,

Open a finder window, click once in your HD icon, you will should see inside the following folders:

Applications
Developer
Library
System
sw
Users

Do you see the sw folder?

Yes its there, Sorry

fvs,

Great! Now, put the finder window in column view and select the folder sw, do you see now a bin folder?

If you see a bin folder, select it and now look inside for either one of these two files:

pathsetup.command

or

pathsetup.sh

Which one do you see?

pathsetup.sh

fvs,

Ok. That was to confirm which file you had.

After you ran in Terminal.app the script "/sw/bin/pathsetup.sh", did you typed 'rehash' or closed/open Terminal.app ?

You PATH should look like this:
If the command "/sw/bin/pathsetup.sh" didn't work, you can set your PATH environment variable manually.

Do you have a ~/.cshrc or ~/.tcshrc file? What's the result of:

ls -a

I did as you asked and got an error message that it could not set the path and to look in .tcshrc file.
Here it is;

UW PICO(tm) 4.6 File: .tcshrc

alias cp cp -i \!\*
alias mv mv -i \!\*
alias trash mv \!\* ~/.Trash
alias print="lpr -P"
set path = ( $path /Developer/Tools )
setenv VISUAL vim
setenv DISPLAY :0
set path=( $path ~/bin )
alias rm rm -i \!\*
find . -name $1 -print
set prompt='%d:%D %# '
umask 022


source /sw/bin/init.csh

fvs,

Ok, write the line:

source /sw/bin/init.csh

as the first line in the beginning of your ~/.tcshrc file.

Then close and save the file and type 'rehash' or close/open Terminal.app.

Finally, run again:

echo $PATH