> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of MHR > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 1:41 PM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory > > On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:36 AM, MHR <mhullrich at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Yes, quite. > > > > I save a fair number of web pages (receipts, bill payments, > etc.) for > > what should be obvious reasons. > > > > Usually, these come down as an html file and a directory > (of "sub-html" files). > > > > I have two files that correspond to two html files in the right file > > name format that seem as though they should be the _files > directories, > > but they are ELF files: > > > > [mrichter at swordfish mhrdocs]$ file *_files > > chv81128_files: ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 80386, version 1 > > (SYSV), stripped > > chX81125_files: ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 80386, version 1 > > (SYSV), stripped > > [mrichter at swordfish mhrdocs]$ ll *_files > > -r--r--r-- 1 mrichter RnD 596460 May 29 2008 chv81128_files > > -r--r--r-- 1 mrichter RnD 43756 May 29 2008 chX81125_files > > > > These correspond to two html files which do not display correctly > > (because the files that are supposed to be in those directories are > > not because the directories appear to be executables. I > don't really > > think I want to try running them.... > > > > So, is there a way to change a file into a directory? Or > am I crazy? > > > > Thanks. > > > > mhr > > > > PS: I put them on another machine and ran them as binaries - both > terminated with segmentation faults, and gdb shows no backtrace: > > #0 0x00000001 in ?? () > > So, . . . ??? :-) Maybe the file Header is Corrupted or you have the wrong file association with then??? Did you try opening them with a browser exclusivly? Is the directory marked executable? ls -l Maybe they were saved in the wrong format? Just a thought of explanations? JohnStanley