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Comparison of executable file formats

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This is a comparison of executable file formats.

Icon Metadata Digital signature String table Symbol table 64-bit Multiple architectures in single file
a.out No No No Yes[1] Yes[1] Un­known Un­known
COFF No No No Yes Yes Un­known Un­known
ELF No Yes No Yes Yes[2] Yes Some[3]
PE Yes Yes Yes[4] Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mach-O No Yes[5] Yes Yes Yes[5] Yes Yes[6]
SOM No No No Un­known Yes No Un­known
Hunk No Yes No Un­known Un­known No No
DOS MZ No No No Un­known Un­known No No
DOS COM No No No No No No No
PEF No No No Un­known Yes No No
ECOFF Un­known Un­known Un­known Yes Yes Yes Un­known
XCOFF Un­known Un­known Un­known Yes Yes[7] Yes Un­known
LX Yes Un­known Un­known No Yes[8] No No

References

  1. ^ a b a.out(5) - FreeBSD Man Pages
  2. ^ (3elf) - Elf library routines
  3. ^ FatELF: Universal Binaries for Linux
  4. ^ Windows Authenticode Portable Executable Signature Format
  5. ^ a b Mac OS X ABI Mach-O File Format Reference
  6. ^ Fat binary
  7. ^ Files Reference – XCOFF Object File Format
  8. ^ Linear eXecutable Module Format
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