Unix program on Linux question

[Brian Densmore]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duane Attaway
> 
> If I remember right, when the file is handed to the kernel, 
> it looks for a
> few magic bytes at the beginning of the file to determine if 
> its a script,
> who handles it, or what kind of binary it is.  Usually a 
> strings command
> on the file for the first line will tell the tale.  Also, 
> this is a crude
> way to find out what libraries and functions are called.
Ok. That makes sense, but, does that mean Linux can run Unix
compiled code or not?