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'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: FindExec.3,v 1.4 2000/03/03 02:57:37 hobbs Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: FindExec.3,v 1.5 2001/09/28 17:07:54 msofer Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH Tcl_FindExecutable 3 8.1 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ It is also returned by the \fBinfo nameofexecutable\fR command.
.PP
On UNIX platforms this procedure is typically invoked as the very
first thing in the application's main program; it must be passed
-\fIargv[0]\fR as its argument. \fBTcl_FindExecutable\fR uses \fIargv0\fR
+\fIargv[0]\fR as its argument. It is important not to change the
+working directory before the invocation.
+\fBTcl_FindExecutable\fR uses \fIargv0\fR
along with the \fBPATH\fR environment variable to find the
application's executable, if possible. If it fails to find
the binary, then future calls to \fBinfo nameofexecutable\fR