On Jun 1, 2010, at 9:26 AM, Sean McBride wrote: > On Tue, 1 Jun 2010 00:29:54 -0500, John Joyce said: > >>>> Remember, that although creator codes are out, extensions *seem* to be >>>> recognized, >>>> and... being a BSD, there is still also the *magic number* for file >> types... >>>> (the magic file does get updated regularly) >>> >>> Is the magic file queried when asking the OS for a file's UTI? >>> >> Good question. >> I don't know... > > According to the docs, the answer is No. But from your email address, I > thought you might have been aware of an omission in the docs. :) >
No, the magic number stuff is standard on Unix/Linux systems. You can still access that yourself though if it helps you do something. Lookup in Terminal: man magic _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
