TIL how systemd-binfmt works and how Linux binfmt_misc works!
This lets you teach Linux how to run different kinds of binaries, like aarch64 ones, or even M$ stuff with wine!
Interesting, the shebang mechanism actually uses this Kernel feature to kick off scripts!
Of course someone hacked it to run golang as well:
https://blog.cloudflare.com/using-go-as-a-scripting-language-in-linux/
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2024-03-22 16:05:34
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