matloff / matloff/regtools

Github showing new prgeng.txt file as executable

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Description

The Github web client shows the new prgeng.txt file as an executable when it is clearly ASCII text. Click on the file name using the github web client to see this.

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Research direction

Start by opening prgeng.txt in the GitHub web client and reproduce the executable classification described in the issue. Compare the file's displayed type with its expected ASCII-text status; done means the incorrect executable presentation is resolved or the cause is documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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