In Linux, file types are not recognized by file extensions. It is actually determined by the data in a file. The file extension doesn't even matter.
If you run file command on any file, three sets of tests, performed in this order: filesystem tests, magic number tests and language tests to determine the file type.
Go over the file command manual for more information:
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I compiled an executable on Solaris 10 which creates semaphore ( semget)
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I just want to know how to get the executable name of the perl script as i know "$0" will give me the script name but i want to know the executable name which i got it from the script using pp command.
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I want to check the incoming files whether the file is Mac file or dos/windows file in unix shell script.
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Help in advance
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I download a .exe file in my current folder called: ukbmd5.exe. I was told to run the command below: ukbmd5 ukb25278.enc to verify the integrity of the files that you have downloaded and the program ukbmd5 has been made available to assist with decrpying ukb25278.enc.
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gnustep-tests
gnustep-tests(1) GNUstep System Manual gnustep-tests(1)NAME
gnustep-tests - script to run a GNUstep testsuite
SYNOPSIS
gnustep-tests [ directory | test.m ]
DESCRIPTION
gnustep-tests runs the specified tests, or any tests found in the directory. If no arguments are given, the current directory and its sub-
directories are scanned and processed accordingly.
OPTIONS --documentation
prints full details about the testing framework
--clean
deletes old logs and any leftover files
--failfast
stops after the first encountered test failure
--debug
runs any failed tests in gdb(1)--developer
treats any hopes as real tests
--verbose
detailed log output
--sequential
disables parallel building
SEE ALSO GNUstep(7)AUTHORS
gnustep-tests was written by Alexander Malmberg <alexander@malmberg.org> and Richard Frith-Macdonald <rfm@gnu.org>.
This man page was written by Yavor Doganov <yavor@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
notice and this notice are preserved.
GNUstep 22/05/2011 gnustep-tests(1)