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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: binfmt_script and ^M
Date: 28 Feb 2001 14:23:14 -0800
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Followup to:  <20010228150711.A12214@pcep-jamie.cern.ch>
By author:    Jamie Lokier <lk@tantalophile.demon.co.uk>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> David wrote:
> > We wouldn't make the kernel translate m$ word docs into files the kernel 
> > can parse.  It's a userland thing and changing the kernel would change a 
> > legacy that would cause a lot of confusion I would expect.
> 
> Now there's a thought.  binfmt_fileextension, chooses the interpreter
> based on filename :-)
> 

binfmt_misc?

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