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mediawiki/minus-x
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Removes executable bit from files that shouldn't be executable

2.0.1(4mo ago)6541.0k↑37.8%220GPL-3.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=8.2

Since Sep 12Pushed 2mo ago10 watchersCompare

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MinusX
======

[](#minusx)

MinusX is a utility that finds files that shouldn't have a [UNIX executable mode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modes_%28Unix%29).

Files that are marked as executable must either have a MIME type of `application/x-executable` or `application/x-sharedlib`, or start with a [shebang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_%28Unix%29).

It can be installed via composer:

`composer require mediawiki/minus-x --dev`

Usage:

`minus-x check .`

And to automatically fix errors:

`minus-x fix .`

If you want to ignore a specific file or directory from being checked, create a `.minus-x.json` in the repository root:

```
{
	"ignore": [
		"./bin/executable"
	],
	"ignoreDirectories": [
		"./extensions"
	]
}

```

The directories `.git`, `vendor`, and `node_modules` are always ignored.

MinusX is licensed under the terms of the GPL, v3 or later. See COPYING for more details.

###  Health Score

64

—

FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance82

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity43

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community41

Growing community involvement

Maturity83

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~254 days

Recently: every ~460 days

Total

13

Last Release

120d ago

Major Versions

0.3.2 → 1.0.02020-01-20

1.1.3 → 2.0.02026-01-10

PHP version history (3 changes)0.1.0PHP >=5.5.9

1.0.0PHP >=7.2.9

2.0.0PHP >=8.2

### Community

Maintainers

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