diff --git a/why-linux-is-better.rst b/why-linux-is-better.rst index 6e38c20..1c335fa 100644 --- a/why-linux-is-better.rst +++ b/why-linux-is-better.rst @@ -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