Quick Linux Question

[Glitchny]

Hey guys just a quick question. What is the command to execute a .bin file?

oh and another question, what is a good text only browser for linux that i can download. thatnx guys

 

[civad]

at the command prompt, type
sh xxx.bin . (you might not be able to execute the file , then change permissions?)


Lynx
or
Links

are excellent text-based browsers

 

[Glitchny]

thanx

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

sh will only execute it if it's a bourne shell script. To execute *any* file, you make it executable (chmod +x file) and type the path to the file to run it.

 

[Glitchny]

thanx again, i know the chmod command but thanx anyways guys

 

[civad]

originally posted bt: BingBongWongFooey
sh will only execute it if it's a bourne shell script. To execute *any* file, you make it executable (chmod +x file) and type the path to the file to run it.

I wish I had mentioned that earlier. 🙂