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  1. Fully understanding how .exe file is executed - Stack Overflow

    Apr 15, 2020 · Summary 1000 .rdata 1000 .text The file header field "characteristics" is a combination of flags. In particular 102h = 1 0000 0010b and the two set flags (according to the PE format doc) are …

  2. windows - what's in a .exe file? - Stack Overflow

    An EXE file is really a type of file known as a Portable Executable. It contains binary data, which can be read by the processor and executed (essentially x86 instructions.) There's also a lot of header data …

  3. Difference between a stand-alone executable file, and an installed ...

    Dec 7, 2013 · An installed file can be a stand-alone in an installer package, but is generally dependent on a variety of components and libraries installed alongside it. In many cases, through Universal …

  4. How to make a file (e.g. a .sh script) executable, so it can be run ...

    Aug 15, 2019 · You can mark the file as executable: chmod +x filename.sh You can then execute it like this: ./filename.sh If you want to use a different command to start it, you can add an alias: gedit …

  5. executable - What is the equivalent of an "exe file"? - Ask Ubuntu

    Jun 26, 2012 · In windows, an .exe file is a computer file that ends with the extension ".exe" commonly known as executable file. When one clicks on an exe file, a built-in routine automatically executes …

  6. Difference between code object and executable file

    Sep 17, 2014 · The source files of your programs are compiled into object files, and then the linker links those object files together, producing an executable file.

  7. binary - How exactly do executables work? - Stack Overflow

    Oct 24, 2009 · Executables are binary files that are understood by the operating system. The executable will contain sections which have data in them. Windows uses the PE format. The PE Format has a …

  8. What does executable file actually contain? - Stack Overflow

    Jan 12, 2010 · What does executable actually contain ? .. Does it contain instructions to processor in the form of Opcode and Operands ? If so why we have different executables for different operating …

  9. certificate - Signing a Windows EXE file - Stack Overflow

    Oct 31, 2008 · I have an EXE file that I should like to sign so that Windows will not warn the end user about an application from an "unknown publisher". I am not a Windows developer. The application in …

  10. On Windows, what filename extensions denote an executable?

    On Unix (which I've used for decades), there's an execute bit, so this is as simple as: find . -executable -type f I figured that on Windows, which seems to have a much more complex mechanism for "is this …