How do I launch applications in Fink?

I have installed Fink because I am interested in the OS X ports of applications that I used to use in Mandriva linux. Does anyone know how I launch applications in Fink? Their webpage doesn't seem quite clear enough for me.
Thank you all for your help in this matter; I appreciate it.

Hello everyone. I figured out to launch the applications as normal user, I just need to type the following in a terminal window: /sw/bin/xyzapp[example].
I really appreciate everyone's help with my enquiries. Fink is bringing some of my favourite open-source applications to OS X.
Thanks again.

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