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To:	Ken Brown <kbrown AT cornell DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: Empty file without "x" permission is successfully executable on Cygwin
Date:	Tue, 6 Aug 2019 20:39:02 +0000
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> But what's your basis for saying that an empty script shouldn't be executable?

I meant it only in the context of the script file lacking the proper "x" permission.
Of course an empty script _with_ such permissions allowed must be executable, and it will always complete with exit code 0.


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