Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: darcs vs tla

[John A Meinel]

Robert Collins wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-11-18 at 15:59 -0600, John A Meinel wrote:
>
> > > Does Windows literally only run files with a .exe extension?  I haven't
> > > used Cygwin or Windows in years.
> >
> > Windows will only run files with a .exe, .com, .bat, maybe a couple 
> > more. Windows determines what is executable from the extension (it has 
> > no X bit)
>
>
> It has an X bit. And the system can run any arbitrarily named file.
> However.. the shells both UI and command line use a registry of file
> extensions to choose an interpreter, rather than a hashbang and file
> magic.
>
> Rob

Can you mark a .exe as non-executable? I understand that you have a 
registry of associations, but I don't think you can mark a file 
executable without an associated registry entry, or mark it 
non-executable with one. (Hence no X bit, just a global is associated, 
is not associated.)

I could be wrong, and ACL's might have something about whether or not 
this item can be executed by a person. I know they have read/write. But 
I certainly don't think you can say "double clicking this file will not 
run word, but opening word and opening this file will work". I'm not 
sure about .exe/com/bat etc.

John
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