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Date:	Sat, 24 May 2003 12:10:49 +0200
From:	Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: Executable bit in FAT
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On Sat, May 24, 2003 at 01:52:16PM -0700, Vikram Mehta wrote:
> How do I set executable bits for a file in CYGWIN on FAT32 .I am using
> Windows2k

You can't, except by giving the right extension (.exe) or, if it's
a script, by having a first line with "#!/path/to/interpreter".

Corinna

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