Re: script: test binary program vs shell script

[Jerome BENOIT <jgmbenoit@mailsnare.net>]

I came to this solution too !

Thanks,
Jerome

Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote:
> Jerome BENOIT wrote:
> > 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 ?
> >   
>
> file /path/to/program | grep -q text && echo "I'm a script or another
> text file"
>
> or something along those lines. Grepping fo "ELF" can also be useful.

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