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Thunar doesn't recognize executable binaries if they have the extension .bin

Submitted by qptain Nemo

Assigned to Xfce Bug Triage

Link to original bug (#12388)

Description

Thunar doesn't acknowledge a valid executable binary as such if it has the extension .bin.

I.e. it shows its type as "unknown?, doesn't provide the option to execute it and doesn't even display the executable attribute in the properties. That's despite it being a valid executable with the executable attribute set. Renaming the file and removing the .bin extension immediately fixes the problem, the icon becomes that of an executable file, the option to execute appears as well as the option to toggle the executable attribute in the properties.

Version: 1.6.10