Re: 'ls' not found when listing disrectory

[Eli Zaretskii]

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> Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 13:59:59 +0100
> From: Gilles Grandjean <g.grandjean.brgm.fr@mail.brgm.fr>
> 
> > > when searching a file by C-x C-f a directory, the listing do not
> > > apprears. the Scratch window indicate that
> > > ls is not found (succes, ls).
> >
> > What happens if you type "M-! ls RET"?
> 
> Searching for program: succ`es, bash
> 
> > What happens if you type "C-x d RET"?
> 
> Searching for program: succ`es, ls

These messages mean that Emacs cannot find the programs (Bash and
`ls'), but the "succ`ess" part probably means that the OS thinks no
error happened.  That's very strange...

What is your value of exec-path?  Are the directories where Bash and
`ls' live mentioned in exec-path?