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@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ filesystem metadata,
heuristics based on file signatures (a.k.a "magic numbers"),
and sometimes file extension.
.. TODO: add links about how Linux decides file formats.
A file's executable status is separate from its file extension,
and an executable text file written in a scripting language can indicate how to run it using the `first-line shebang convention`_,
e.g. ``#!/usr/bin/env python3 -i``.
@@ -807,7 +809,7 @@ Want to restart your networking daemon? Run ``sudo /etc/init.d/networking restar
Another benefit of textuality is ease of using search engines to find similar problems.
Many a Linux user has thought they had found a new bug,
only to run a quick web search that turned up dozens of users with the same issue.
(The `Arch Linux BBS forum`_, for example, tends to be `ahead of the curve`_ on bug reports.)
(The `Arch Linux BBS forum and bug tracker`_, for example, tends to be `ahead of the curve`_ on bug reports.)
.. _Arch Linux BBS forum: https://bbs.archlinux.org/
.. _ahead of the curve: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/40444