regarding executable file

[cnu_sree]

iam running the command
as ./a.out
iam getting the following error as : cannot execute binary file
y this error coming
and how can i run this file
thank u,
inadvance,
sree

[Lakshmipathi]

Can please cut and post the exact error message your getting ?
Explain your problem little bit more?

[cnu_sree]

:./comm
bash:./comm:cannot execute binary file
so wht it means.
is this file run in linux.
my distro is rhel5
thank u

[Lakshmipathi]

Sorry .I still unable to under your question.
Check the permission of the file.


Let's go step by step:

first try this simple C program and save as file.c :

main(){
printf("Linux - Programmers Paradise");
}

To complie:

gcc file.c

To execute :

./a.out

Please post ur output

[cnu_sree]

thanks for ur intrest
actually i know tht
my friend send some so's and this executable file.
when i try to runt his file iam getting cannot open binary file
but he is telling tht this file is executing there.
but i think binary files will not execute in linux
am i right?.
but he is telling that same file in running there
both using rhel 5
tht's y iam confirming whether binary files run in linux or not
thank u
ssree