From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2002-06-02T18:42:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Finding all applications

Hi,

At Sun, 2 Jun 2002 17:50:32 +0900,
Tobias Reif wrote:
> >>is this what he wants, the i-list?
> >>
> > I-nodes don't have the names and no portable way to access
> > i-node lists directly.  If it were possible, unprivileged users
> > should be denied, since it means to voilates file permissions.
> 
> You're right. But he could search it as root?

Maybe.

> > # And also, an executable file is marked by an executable bit,
> > # not by its suffix under normal unixen.
> 
> Sure. But doesn't the i-list say if a file is executable?
> ("ii its protection bits")

According to [ruby-talk:41558], Mac OS X seems to use suffixes
to say executable.

-- 
Nobu Nakada