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

[Robert Collins]

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

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