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[–] 70 points 1 month ago (10 children)
  • [–] 60 points 1 month ago (8 children)

    Yeah, not only does +x leave read/write permissions untouched, it also only makes it executable for the user, not for everyone and their cat.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Cat doesn't execute anything tho, it just reads and gives output

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    The cat command executes the cat program.

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