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- Lines: 20
- Date:
Tue Apr 28 14:22:03 1998
- Orig file:
v2.1.98/linux/Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt
- Orig date:
Fri Jan 23 18:10:31 1998
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.98/linux/Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt linux/Documentation/binfmt_misc.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
Kernel Support for miscellaneous (your favourite) Binary Formats v1.1
=====================================================================
-This Kernel feature allows to invoke almost (for restrictions see below) every
-program by simply typing its name in the shell.
+This Kernel feature allows you to invoke almost (for restrictions see below)
+every program by simply typing its name in the shell.
This includes for example compiled Java(TM), Python or Emacs programs.
To achieve this you must tell binfmt_misc which interpreter has to be invoked
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
There are some restrictions:
- the whole register string may not exceed 255 characters
- - the magic must resist in the first 128 bytes of the file, i.e.
+ - the magic must reside in the first 128 bytes of the file, i.e.
offset+size(magic) has to be less than 128
- the interpreter string may not exceed 127 characters
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