If you add a . to your PATH statement in your appropiate shell rc file 
you should be set. However, I've heard this is a bad thing to do 
(security wise) with the root account. 

You can also type ./command in the proper directory.

On Wed, 11 Dec 1996, Duncan McQueen wrote:

> I have installed NetBSD 1.2 on an SE/30 and have a couple of questions.
> 
> The OS doesn't seem to recognize what directory I am in, I can change to a
> different directory and even pwd it(It returns the correct spot), but if I
> try to run a program
> in the current directory I am in, it says:command not found, however if I
> direct
> map it (say 'usr/games/wargames'), it can then find it.  This wouldn't be
> so much of a problem, but I can't run much with this error.
> I installed the standard NetBSD12 distribution, and all of the files, and
> have configured
> an inetrnet connection with the hostname.ae0 file.  This wasn';t a problem
> on earlier installs, but since I got the network connection working it has
> started up.
> Anyone have this problem, or know how to fix it?
> 
> Also, I want to set this up to be a news server, anyone have any luck with
> INN or does CNEWS work with NetBSD/68k???
> 
> Duncan McQueen
> duncan@visionary.com
>