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Article #55420Re: executing binary files
From: D�rr
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 00:00
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 00:00
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<HTML> Thad Davidson wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <P><FONT SIZE=-1>Dear All,</FONT> <P><FONT SIZE=-1>I have been downloading zip files for Linux. I put them in src directory and unzip them. When I unzip them they turn into binary files, and I can't execute them. I'am wondering what is wrong with this? What am I doing wrong? Also, I don't understand this Make file thing. Where do I get Modules and what are they for?</FONT> <P><FONT SIZE=-1>Please feel free to contact me at my email address if you have a solution to my dilemas.</FONT> <P><FONT SIZE=-1>Thanx</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> You have to use the command "exec" including the directories <P>For Example: <P>exec /usr/netscape/netscape <P>But if this file is a Script you can use "sh" instead of "exec". </HTML>
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: faa64,5eb83e5bd087c12b X-Google-Attributes: gidfaa64,public X-Google-Thread: 13c2c4,5eb83e5bd087c12b X-Google-Attributes: gid13c2c4,public X-Google-Thread: 102983,5eb83e5bd087c12b X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public X-Google-Thread: f9b51,5eb83e5bd087c12b X-Google-Attributes: gidf9b51,public X-Google-Thread: 100b1f,5eb83e5bd087c12b X-Google-Attributes: gid100b1f,public From: "D�rr" <mdaerr@schweinfurt.netsurf.de> Subject: Re: executing binary files Date: 1997/06/24 Message-ID: <33AFE509.376C8539@schweinfurt.netsurf.de> X-Deja-AN: 252277026 References: <5okc2g$sda@chronicle.concentric.net> To: "davidsot@cris.com"@concentric.net X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Organization: Citylink Internet Service Center Newsgroups: aus.computers.linux,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.msc,alt.os.linux