Re: script: test binary program vs shell script

[Jerome BENOIT <ml.jgmbenoit@mailsnare.net>]

Hello,

thanks for the reply.

Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote:
> On Qui, 16 Abr 2009, "Jerome BENOIT" wrote:
> > Hello List,
> >
> > in side a bash script, I would like to test is a given program
> > is either a binary file or a script file:
> > is there way to so ?
>
> file /path/to/program

I know file:
file /path/to/program gives a pretty print answer for human beings,
but I would like something as inhuman as 

[ -x /path/to/program ] || exit 1

Is there a way to do so with file ?

Jerome


> should give the information you need.