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## Don't add spaces after the slash in './file'
### Problematic code:
```sh
gcc -o myfile file.c
./ myfile
```
### Correct code:
```sh
gcc -o myfile file.c
./myfile
```
### Rationale:
Contrary to popular belief, there is no command or syntax `./` that runs a file.
`./myfile` is simply the shortest path equivalent to `myfile` that specifies a directory and therefore causes a shell to run it as-is, instead of trying to find its directory using $PATH.
Therefore, to run a file in the current directory, use `./myfile` and not `./ myfile`.
### Exceptions:
None
### Related resources:
* Help by adding links to BashFAQ, StackOverflow, man pages, POSIX, etc!