Problem with exe files
 

I am a newb so sorry if im not posting enough info.
I installed mandrake 9.2
After writing a program in c I compiled it with gcc. /-o foo foo.c/
in the shell I type the program name and it doesnt run.
it says not a commard or something similar
The exe file has a star after it when i list the directory.

I downloaded sample c exe scripts and they also have stars next to them and do not run.

I have no Idea why its not working.

please help

You will probably need to run the program by explicitly giving the path name. If you're in the same directory as the program 'foo', then type:

./foo

Or you can give the full path, like /home/yourusername/foo or whatever it is. This is because your shell doesn't normally look under /home for executable files.