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    Jul 4, 2008, 09:41 AM
    Executable files extentios in unix
    I know that .bat, com, exe extension files are executable files in windows oerating system
    But what are the executable files exetention in unix operating system?
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    Jul 5, 2008, 11:50 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by narayana kesaga
    i know that .bat, .com, .exe extention files are executable files in windows oerating system
    but what are the executable files exetention in unix operating system??
    UNIX systems don't use file extensions to determine if something is executable. Instead, they use the file permissions.

    $ ls -l /bin/ls
    -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 101992 2008-04-04 10:58 /bin/ls

    The 'x' in the permissions mean its executable.
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