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Comparison of executable file formats

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This is a comparison of executable file formats.

a.out COFF ELF PE Mach-O SOM Hunk DOS MZ DOS COM PEF ECOFF XCOFF
Icon No No No Yes No No No No No No Un­known Un­known
Metadata No No Yes Yes Yes[1] No Yes No No No Un­known Un­known
Digital signature No No No Yes[2] Yes No No No No No Un­known Un­known
String table Yes[3] Yes Yes Yes Yes Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known Yes Yes
Symbol table Yes[3] Yes Yes Yes[4] Yes[1] Yes Un­known Un­known No Yes Yes Yes[5]
64-bit Un­known Un­known Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes

References

  1. ^ a b Mac OS X ABI Mach-O File Format Reference
  2. ^ Windows Authenticode Portable Executable Signature Format
  3. ^ a b a.out(5) - FreeBSD Man Pages
  4. ^ (3elf) - Elf library routines
  5. ^ Files Reference – XCOFF Object File Format
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