jim@insect.berkeley.edu (10/04/89)
I would like a "file" program for unix that identifies more file formats that the Sun OS 3.5 version. Preferably, it would recognize as many obsolete unix formats as possible, as well as PC, Mac, CMS, VMS formats. Thanks, Jim Bradley, CNR Computer Facility, UC Berkeley
perry@ccssrv.UUCP (Perry Hutchison) (10/06/89)
In article <1989Oct4.160115.26561@agate.berkeley.edu> jim@insect.berkeley.edu (Jim Bradley) writes: > I would like a "file" program for unix that identifies > more file formats that the Sun OS 3.5 version. The file(1) command uses a file of "magic numbers" stored in /etc/magic to recognize file formats. Additional formats can be recognized by adding appropriate entries there, or in an alternate "magic numbers" file specified by the -m option.