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	file(1): determine file type - Linux man page
		Any known file types appropriate to the system you are running on (sockets, symbolic links, or named pipes (FIFOs) on those systems that implement them) are intuited if they are defined in the system header file .
		If a file does not match any of the entries in the magic file, it is examined to see if it seems to be a text file.
		For example, the keyword.br indicates that the file is most likely a troff(1) input file, just as the keyword struct indicates a C program.
	www.die.net /doc/linux/man/man1/file.1.html (2184 words)

	About executable files (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Executable files are essential to using computers, but when one arrives by e-mail, be careful!
		Because executable files have total control over your computer, they are very powerful.
		Executable files for other OS's look and behave differently, but the principles are the same, and everyone should be cautious.
	home.earthlink.net /~richpasco/virus/exefile.html (1742 words)

	Executable-File Header Format
		The purpose of the segmented executable format is to provide the information needed to support the dynamic linking and segmentation capabilities of the Windows environment.
		The segmented executable format extensions also begin with a header that describes the contents and location of the executable image in the file.
		DW Length of the segment in the file, in bytes.
	support.microsoft.com /default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q65122 (2538 words)

	UNIX man pages : file () (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Note that the file /usr/share/magic is built mechanically from a large number of small files in the subdirectory Magdir in the source distribution of this program.
		These files have a `magic number' stored in a particular place near the beginning of the file that tells the UNIX operating system that the file is a binary executable, and which of several types thereof.
		Better yet, the magic file should be compiled into binary (say, ndbm(3) or, better yet, fixed-length ASCII strings for use in heterogenous network environ- ments) for faster startup.
	unixhelp.ed.ac.uk /CGI/man-cgi?file (1992 words)

	Help: Executable Files & File Searches
		If no executable extension is found, the command processor will look for a direct association for the extension in the registry and insert the associated string (usually the name of an application) at the beginning of the command line, then call the Windows CreateProcess API to execute that command.
		Files with executable extensions are executed by starting the associated application, and passing the name of the file on the command line.
		If the command processor cannot find an executable file, batch program, or a file with an executable extension or Windows file association in the current directory, a directory in the search path, or the directory you specified in the command, it then looks for an alias called UNKNOWN_CMD (see the ALIAS command for details).
	www.jpsoft.com /help/exesearch.htm (1115 words)

	IT Solution & Services The Portable Executable File Format
		If so, a special debug header is used to parse the debug file, and a flag is specified in the PE file header to indicate that the debug data has been stripped.
		The main reason for keeping the same structure intact at the beginning of the PE file format is so that, when you attempt to load a file created under Windows version 3.1 or earlier, or MS DOS version 2.0 or later, the operating system can read the file and understand that it is not compatible.
		The macro presented above returns the offset of where the file signature appears, regardless of which type of executable file it is. So depending on whether it's a Windows NT file signature or not, the file header exists either after the signature DWORD or at the signature WORD.
	www.jps.at /pefile.html (7407 words)

	Jar Guide
		It's a file format based on the popular ZIP file format and is used for aggregating many files into one.
		However, the class file for the applet and all of its helper classes are loaded from the Jar file.
		During the execution of the applet, when a new class, image or audio clip is requested by the applet, it is searched for first in the archives associated with the applet.
	java.sun.com /j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/jar/jarGuide.html (600 words)

	35 Executable Program Interpreter: liboskit_exec.a
		Indicates that the file appears to be an executable file in a recognized format, but something is seriously wrong with it (e.g., the file was truncated or mangled).
		The executable interpreter generally calls this function once for each “section” it finds in the executable file, indicating where in the executable file to load or map from and where in the resulting program image to copy or map to.
		This is the primary entrypoint to the executable interpreter: it automatically detects the type of an executable file and loads it using the specified callback functions.
	www.cs.utah.edu /flux/oskit/html/oskit-wwwch35.html (2454 words)

	Creating executable jar files (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A jar file is simply a file containing a collection of java files (typically, java.class files, but any other kind of file could be included as well).
		To make a jar file executable, you need to specify where the "main" Class is in the jar file, so the "java" command knows what main() method to invoke to get the software going.
		This file contains a single line specifying where the main Class is to be found in the jar file.
	csdl.ics.hawaii.edu /~johnson/613f99/modules/04/jar-files.html (353 words)

	Executable file
		An executable file is a file that is used to perform various functions or operations on a computer.
		Unlike a data file, an executable file cannot generally be read because it has been compiled.
		To execute a file in MS-DOS and numerous other command line operating systems, type the name of the executable file and press enter.
	www.computerhope.com /jargon/e/execfile.htm (198 words)

	Change executable file icons - IconChanger Online Help
		In case with executable files Windows displays the first icon found in the file.
		The advantage of the second method is that the executable file will continue functioning as before since the file is not modified.
		For example, if all.dll files are represented by the same icon, Icon Changer will not treat a.dll file as executable and will not change its embedded icon.
	www.shelllabs.com /help/change_executable_file_icons.htm (299 words)

	How to change file type to Unix executable file - The macosxhints Forums
		I think the Finder shows files as "Unix executable file" if they are executable and their "creator code" and "type code" are unknown.
		In Windows, file associations are solely tied to the suffix of a file.
		There is no way to associate one file with application A, and another file having the same suffix with application B. Icons and default applications for all known file extensions are stored in a central repository, called registry.
	forums.macosxhints.com /showthread.php?p=327785#post327785 (867 words)

	The Portable Executable File Format - Abstract
		The new PE file format draws primarily from the COFF (Common Object File Format) specification that is common to UNIX® operating systems.
		The PE file header is lo cated by indexing the e_lfanew field of the MS-DOS header.
		It is important to note that this field is used to identify the size of the array, not the number of valid entries in the array.
	www.csn.ul.ie /~caolan/publink/winresdump/winresdump/doc/pefile.html (7393 words)

	Making an Executable File
		Executable file is a nice way to deliver your show for presentation.
		A splash screen is a window which will appear when your executable is executed.
		Otherwise the splash screen will always show up every time the executable is executed.
	www.inalbum.com /help/makinganexecutablefile.htm (407 words)

	AntonyPranata.com > Articles > Symbian OS Executable File Format (E32Image) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This article explains the Symbian OS executable file format (E32Image), including the header information and how the executable sections are organized.
		The executable files in Symbian OS, like.app,.exe or.dll, use a special format, called E32 file format.
		According to the comments in the header files, this is the sum of all 32 bit words in.text section.
	www.antonypranata.com /articles/e32fileformat.html (1566 words)

	Inside Windows: An In-Depth Look into the Win32 Portable Executable File Format -- MSDN Magazine, February 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Loading an executable into memory (for example, by calling LoadLibrary) is primarily a matter of mapping certain ranges of a PE file into the address space.
		A module in memory represents all the code, data, and resources from an executable file that is needed by a process.
		When any PE file loads, one of the jobs of the Windows loader is to locate all the imported functions and data and make those addresses available to the file being loaded.
	msdn.microsoft.com /msdnmag/issues/02/02/PE (5164 words)

	Chapter 8. Executable formats
		We'll begin our investigation into executable formats by looking at the ELF binary specification and related tools, and then move on to examine the PE binary specification, and related tools for dealing with those binaries.
		Various sections within the executable file have to start on page aligned boundaries, and as a result, holes must be present in memory that are not present in the disk image.
		It is at file offset and RVA 0.
	www.acm.uiuc.edu /sigmil/RevEng/ch08.html (1855 words)

	F.A.Q. - What is a PE file format? * Delphi disassembler? * Dependency viewer? dll analyze function
		The term "Portable Executable" was chosen because the intent was to have a common file format for all flavors of Windows, on all supported CPUs.
		A PE file is a 32 bit executable developed by Microsoft for NT (and W9x).
		Open an exe file in a hex editor (we recommend Flex Hex editor), and the first two values in the file will be 'MZ' - yes the DOS header is still there.
	www.heaventools.com /faq.htm (1431 words)

	The UNIX Forums - update executable file
		Is it possible to update an executable file created using cc or gcc compiler.
		If i create a C program and execute it and an executable file a.out is created.
		Is it possible to update that executable, if some small changes had been made to source code.
	www.unix.com /showthread.php?t=2751 (293 words)

	LEARN THE NET: Glossary: Executable File
		An executable file refers to a program file.
		Executables in DOS and Windows usually have an.exe or a.com extension.
		In UNIX and Macintosh environments, executable files can have any name.
	www.learnthenet.com /english/glossary/execute.htm (30 words)

	Create Executable File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Usually this command is used after patching (see commands Patch byte and Patch word) to obtain a patched version of the file.
		NOTE: only Patch byte/word commands affect the executable file contents, other commands (including User-Specified String for the #th Operand) will not affect the content of the disassembled file.
		EXE files: Output files will have the same EXE-header and relocation table as the input file.
	www.datarescue.com /idadoc/442.htm (147 words)

	Faronics Anti-Executable - ABSOLUTE Protection from Unauthorized Executables
		Using its unique whitelist technology, Anti- Executable standardizes any environment by preventing all unauthorized or unwanted programs from being installed, regardless of whether they are downloaded from the Internet or introduced via any removable media.
		From that point on, any other executable program is deemed unauthorized and will not run or install.
		Because Anti-Executable prevents any new executable from launching or installing, executable viruses and spyware will be permanently blocked without requiring definition file updates.
	www.faronics.com /html/AntiExec.asp (686 words)

	Distributing your Application as an Executable JAR file
		Putting your program in a JAR allows it to be distributed as a single executable file, saving space and simplifying the download process.
		The file Hello.jar can now be downloaded and executed.
		It is important that the file ends with a blank line.
	www.cs.princeton.edu /introcs/80systems/jar/jar.html (416 words)

	The Executable and Linking Format (ELF)
		The ELF representation permits object files to be identified, parsed, and interpreted similarly, making the ELF object files compatible across multiple platforms and architectures of different size.
		The three main types of ELF files are executable, relocatable, and shared object files.
		An executable file supplies information necessary for the operating system to create a process image suitable for executing the code and accessing the data contained within the file.
	www.cs.ucdavis.edu /~haungs/paper/node10.html (321 words)

	' ! Executable File Icons Changer ' in Programming > Programming Tools folder
		Executable File Icons Changer - the tool that allows you by means of only several mouse clicks to replace a lot of icons of separate program with those you do like.
		The program is settled for Windows 9x/Me/2000/XP and allows to change icons of the Executable File, Dll File, and other registered executable file types.
		Using Executable File Icons Changer, you can easily shift one or a couple of icons or even all icons.
	www.programfiles.com /Default.asp?LinkId=28560 (218 words)

	Exe Icon Changer -- Change icon in exe, dll, folder, driver, other type executable file; Replace/Extract exe icon!
		Replace all kinds of executable file Icons and permit to take place of any icons in different sizes.
		The substitute Icons can be chosen from Icon files or other executable files.
		Find out all icons from the executable files and save them with Icon type (.ico) or Bitmap type (.bmp).
	softboy.net /exeico/index.htm (206 words)

	nm -- display symbol table of object, library, or executable file
		displays the symbol table associated with an object, archive library of objects, or executable file.
		These files may be Intel OMF (Object Module Format) files or COFF (Common Object File Format) files.
		are not currently recognized in executable files, as this involves trying to guess segment types.
	www.mkssoftware.com /docs/man1/nm.1.asp (389 words)

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