IsExecutable

Returns 0 (success) if the file looks like a Linux executable (starting with a hash-bang magic or an ELF header), or 1 (failure) otherwise.

This helper is used by the FixAttributes script.

Scripts
Documentation	Packages • Compiling from source
Scripts	AddUser • AttachProgram • AugmentCommandNotFoundDatabase • CheckDependants • CheckDependencies • CleanModules • ColorMake • CommandNotFound • CreateInitRD • CreatePackage • CreateRootlessEnvironment • DeduceName • Dependencies • DescribeProgram • DetachProgram • DisableProgram • FiboSandbox • FilterColors • FilterLines • FindPackage • FindQuick • FixAttributes • FixDirReferences • FixInfo • GenBuildInformation • GetAvailable • GoboPath • GrepQuick • GrepReplace • GuessLatest • GuessProgramCase • HasCompatiblePackage • Hashes • install • InstallPackage • IsExecutable • KillProcess • LinkOrExpandAll • List • ListProgramFiles • MergeTree • mkinitrd.pl • MultiGrep • NamingConventions • NoRecipe • PrepareProgram • PrioritiseUpdates • RemoveBroken • RemoveEmpty • RemoveProgram • Rename • RescueInstallPackage • RescueSymlinkProgram • SandboxInstall • ScriptFunctions • SignProgram • SuggestDuplicates • SuggestUpdates • SuperUserName • SymlinkProgram • SystemFind • SystemInfo • UnionSandbox • UpdateSettings • UpgradeSystem • UseFlags • usleep • VerifyProgram • which
See also	Compile • Rootless