Bash file extensions

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I'm trying to learn bash. I've noticed that I can use commands on the path like git, java, npm, node, nuget, paket etc However, some require me to type in the exe extension for example msbuild.exe since msbuild results in the following bash: msbuild: command not found but msbuild.exe works as expected. Why does some command require the extension and others do not? I'm used to cmd where I don't need to specify the ext, is there anything I can do so that I don't need to use the extension?

win-bash was last updated in 2006... (since that is the tag, I'm assuming you are not talking about WSL bash) — Gert van den Berg, Jun 25 '18 at 09:39

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 25 '18 at 09:19

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You may refer to this question to find answers : `msbuild` command not found, but `msbuild.exe` works fine

In short : msbuild is a directory and an executable name, so your have to provide '.exe' extension to specify it's the executabl you want to run.

answered Jun 25 '18 at 09:19

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Simple when you put it like that. Thanks – Mark Broadhurst Jun 26 '18 at 09:52

Bash file extensions

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