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 Home > Linux > The real power of Linux executables

The real power of Linux executables

Thom Holwerda 2018-05-31 Linux No Comments

What happens when a file gets executed in Linux? What does it mean that a file is executable? Can we only execute compiled binaries? What about shell scripts then? If I can execute shell scripts, what else can I execute? In this article we will try to answer those questions.

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