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On Windows, what filename extensions denote an executable?
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On Windows, *.exe, *.bat, *.cmd, and *.com all represent programs or shell scripts that can be run, simply by double-clicking them. Are there any other filename extensions that indicate a file is executable? EDIT: When I jump into a new project (or back into an old project!), one of the common thin…
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find . -executable -type f
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The basic "executable" files (the ones Windows looks to execute via the PATH) are stored in an environmental variable called PATHEXT. You can see this from a command prompt: On my machine, I get this (WinXP): This is not an exclusive list. Windows w…
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