[ale] OK Easy Question

Wed Apr 14 22:05:04 EDT 1999

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Easiest and most insecure: (anyone can execute it)
    chmod  a+x  filename

This is probably better: (only the file owner can execute it)
    chmod u+x filename

    -----Original Message-----
    From: David Day <davidday at johnmarshall.edu>
    To: 'ale at ale.org' <ale at ale.org>
    Date: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 9:55 PM
    Subject: [ale] OK Easy Question
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    How do I make a file executable???=20

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