Selecting an application

[Yennie at aol.com]

I agree- using the "file" command does seem like a most useful tool for this 
task. 
But on the same token, do you really want to return the mach_kernel as an 
"application"? Also checking the executable bit would keep your users from 
seeing that.

I guess it all depends on what exactly you are trying to accomplish, we could 
go in circles on this one without that detail!

Brian

> 
> But there is a way to get at "application-style" executables, and that is 
> by using the "file" command, though the exact output will be somewhat 
> architecture dependent.
> 





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