Binfmt-support
Binfmt-support
http://binfmt-support.nongnu.org/
Support for extra binary formats
The binfmt_misc kernel module, contained in versions 2.1.43 and later of the Linux kernel, allows system administrators to register interpreters for various binary formats based on a magic number or their file extension, and cause the appropriate interpreter to be invoked whenever a matching file is executed. Think of it as a more flexible version of the #! executable interpreter mechanism.
This package provides an 'update-binfmts' script with which package maintainers can register interpreters to be used with this module without having to worry about writing their own init.d scripts, and which sysadmins can use for a slightly higher-level interface to this module.
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License: GPL-3+
GPL-3+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Colin Watson | contact |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Savannah (Ref) | https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/binfmt-support | |
| Debian (Ref) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/binfmt-support |
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