## GNOME-exe-handler Manual

2001
John Fleck

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license can be found here.

## GNOME-exe-handler

The gnome-exe-handler is a small utility used by other applications to launch programs inside the GNOME environment. It checks to see if a file is executable, then prompts users to be sure they want to run it before executing the file. While it can be invoked directly from the command line, it is more likely to have been invoked by another program, often the Nautilus file manager, by double-clicking on a file name or icon.

Typically, gnome-exe-handler will be invoked for the execution of a binary file in a case where the file's permissions have not been set to allow user execution. The gnome-exe-handler will first try to determine the type of file. If it appears to be executable, it will then prompt the user to determine whether the user wants to start the program, then change the permissions to allow the program to be executed.

Executing arbitrary programs that you download from the Internet can be dangerous. Be sure you understand what a program is before you permit gnome-exe-handler to execute it.

## Authors

The gnome-exe-handler was written by Miguel de Icaza (miguel@ximian.com). This manual was written by John Fleck (jfleck@inkstain.net).

If you have some comments or suggestions regarding this application, need help, or want to report a bug, please contact us! Instructions for doing so are given in Reporting GNOME bugs and other feedback document, which you can find in the Help tab of Nautilus file manager.

## License

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 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

A copy of the GNU General Public License is included as an appendix to the GNOME Users Guide. You may also obtain a copy of the GNU General Public License from the Free Software Foundation by visiting their Web site or by writing to

        Free Software Foundation, Inc.
        59 Temple Place - Suite 330
        Boston, MA 02111-1307
        USA