The permission bit in a file mode that allows a file to be run as a program. Also, questions related the format of program files, and to locating and executing program files.
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Cannot open shared object file when using D compiler
I had ldc2 and gdc compiled from source and working up until a month ago. Nothing has changed, except I can't remember the variable(s) I would set in the terminal to get ldc2 and gdc to work.
I get ...
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Why does the file command say that ELF binaries are for Linux 2.6.9?
Whenever I run file on an ELF binary I get this output:
[jonescb@localhost ~]$ file a.out
a.out: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for
GNU/Linux 2.6.9, dynamically linked ...
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Getting “Not found” message when running a 32-bit binary on a 64-bit system
I have currently a strange problem on debian (wheezy/amd64).
I have created a chroot to install a server (i can't give any more detail about it, sorry). Let's call its path /chr_path/.
To make things ...
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Running C Programs on Linux
I watched a video lecture today that introduced C and things like how to make a C program that will run in Linux. I followed the steps given and now I'm stuck with a bit of a problem.
I created my C ...
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Creating Static Binary
I installed an application [ e.g. fdisk ]. But it required libraries for execution. I am looking for utility/tool which will help me to create a static binary from already installed binaries. So that ...
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Modelsim for ubuntu
I am looking to download modelsim for ubuntu. But the site gives only .exe file. Can I still install the software? Does modelsim exist for ubuntu? If yes, where can I find it?
Thank you.
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How to block the execution of files owned by root through lighttpd?
I've created a group and a user to run lighttpd.
I would like to run from the web server only files that have these permissions (myuser:mygroup). I don't want to run files with root permissions.
Is ...
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No exec permissions on programs in /usr/local/bin
I have installed the newest Erlang from source. As the final step I have executed
sudo make install
Among other things, it placed erl link in /usr/local/bin, but its permissions are insufficient ...
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“No such file or directory” lies on Optware installed binaries
I've been using Optware to install packages on my ARM-based NAS for a while - the usual stuff like Transmission, Samba and others. However, I'd been having problems with Transmission hanging not long ...
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Binary compatibility between Mac OS X and Linux
Brace yourselves, this question will likely appear naive and/or foolish, seeing as I am relatively new to the inner workings of unix like systems, and programming in general.
Ready? Ok! I will go ...
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Why do some symbolic links affect program behavior?
One thing that has been puzzling me for some time is this:
% which halt
/sbin/halt
% file /sbin/halt
/sbin/halt: symbolic link to `reboot'
However, executing sudo halt does, of course, not reboot ...
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More doubts in bzImage
The description of the bzImage in Wikipedia is really confusing me.
The above picture is from Wikipedia, but the line next to it is:
The bzImage file is in a specific
format: It contains ...
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How do I clear Bash's cache of paths to executables?
When I execute a program without specifying the full path to the executable, and Bash must search the directories in $PATH to find the binary, it seems that Bash remembers the path in some sort of ...
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Find command: Searching for executable files
What type of parameter/flag can I use with the unix find command so that I search executables?
(if this question is better suited for another stackexchange forum, I welcome you telling me so)
p.s. ...
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Why do we use “./” to execute a file?
Why do we use ./filename to execute a file in linux?
Why not just enter it like other commands gcc, ls etc...
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What is /usr/local/bin? Came across it in an script installation for Applescript but would like to know more
Before today, I've used Terminal to a limited extent of moving in and out of directories, changing the dates of files using the touch command, but had realised the full extent of Terminal after ...
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./executable: cannot execute binary file
I have a script that works well when I ssh to the server to execute it myself, but has problems when Hudson, a continuous integration server, runs it.
I am automating tests on an embedded linux ...
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What makes OSX programs not runnable on Linux?
I know there are many differences between OSX and Linux, but what makes them so totally different, that makes them fundamentally incompatible?
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Different ways to execute a shell script
There a several ways to execute a script, the ones I know are:
/path/to/script # using the path (absolute or relative)
. script # using the . (dot)
source script # using the `source` command
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What are stripped and not-stripped executables in Unix?
From man file,
EXAMPLES
$ file file.c file /dev/{wd0a,hda}
file.c: C program text
file: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV),
dynamically linked (uses ...
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Can we get compiler information from an elf binary?
Is there some chance to know how a binary was built, under Linux? (and or other Unix)
Compiler, version, time, flags etc...
I looked at readelf and couldn't find much, but there might be other ways ...
