# executable file

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/executable-file/227379>\
**Category:** Shell Programming and Scripting\
**Created:** [January 12, 2009, 5:48am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/executable-file/227379 "2009-01-12T05:48:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ss\_ss](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/ss_ss/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@ss\_ss](https://community.unix.com/u/ss_ss)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 5:48am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/executable-file/227379/1 "2009-01-12T05:48:54Z")

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Hi,

I want to know that how can i read the content of a .exe file??

Thanks

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**Author:** ![pludi](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/pludi/32/1278_2.png) [@pludi](https://community.unix.com/u/pludi)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 6:48am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/executable-file/227379/2 "2009-01-12T06:48:26Z")

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Just open it with your favorite editor...

If, OTOH, you want to obtain information about said file, you have to be more specific about what you want. Do you want any (possibly) human readable strings? Decompile it? Library depencies?