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Archlinux.

I downloaded mtools, which includes mcopy, which is what I'm after. The instructions in the INSTALL file say do this:

# ./configure
# make

These worked fine, now I have a bunch of .o files and of course executables.

What do I need to do, so I can just type

# mcopy

and have it run? Since I don't have it "installed" right now, doing that just says 

-bash: mcopy: command not found
paperduck
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The usual linux build sequence is 

./configure
make
make check
sudo make install

make check attempts to validate if the build took place correctly; not all Makefiles have it but many do. Note you will need sudo make install to do the install in the usual system directories if you are not root.

You can determine which of these options is available for your particular Makefile by

cat Makefile

and reading the labels on the left of the file.

James King
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You could create a symbolic link to the application in your /usr/bin folder like

ln -s /fullpath/to/app /usr/bin/aliasnameforapp

Then you can simple call aliasnameforapp from anywhere.

mclaassen
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