Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 04:23:42 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@phone.net> To: raymond@one.com.au Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: File magic numbers Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901020420090.11212-100000@guru.phone.net> In-Reply-To: <199901021217.WAA10118@gw.one.com.au>
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There aren't any such magic numbers. A simple "man file" tells you the information file uses to determine file types is in /usr/share/misc/magic. Doing "man magic" provides the documentation on the format for that file. Read through that, and figure out if your file format can be identified by what it does without adding hooks specifically for that. <mike On Sat, 2 Jan 1999 raymond@one.com.au wrote: > Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 22:17:21 +1000 (EST) > From: raymond@one.com.au > To: undisclosed-recipients: ; > Subject: File magic numbers > > Message sent at 10:09 PM on 02 Jan 99 by PVX::RAYMOND. Id: 328852. > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > I am creating a new type of data file that I would like to be able > to be identified by the file command. Could you please tell me who > (if anyone) assigns new "magic numbers" for file types? > > Ray Newman > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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