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I need to get a list of all things marked as executable on a filesystem. On linux, I would just do:
find . -executable -type f
But on OS X, find complains:
find: -executable: unknown primary or operator
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-type f -perm -u=x is not the equivalent of -executable : -executable matches all files that user can execute, and these include g+x if I'm in the proper group or o+x . Actually -perm -u=x will find lots of files that user can't execute, and miss a few that user can execute."
On MAC (OS X) you can do: Locate the application in Finder. Right-click the application and select "Show Package Contents." Locate the executable file: Typically, this is in Contents → MacOS, and has the same name as the application.
The standard Linux executable format is named Executable and Linking Format ( ELF). It was developed by Unix System Laboratories and is now the most widely used format in the Unix world.
dir /s /b *.exe | findstr /v .exe. Save this answer.
You can use the perm operator:
find . -perm +0111 -type f
You can also use mdfind:
mdfind "kMDItemKind == 'Unix Executable File'"
Or you can just install the GNU findutils from Homebrew and use gfind instead of find.
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