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[–] 58 points 2 days 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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  • [–] 23 points 1 day ago (5 children)

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

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    The cat command executes the cat program.

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