Lisi wrote:
GNU implementation of file "knows" some magic numbers and applies them to
give a best guess as to what an unkown file is.
Thanks, Andy - yes, it told me what the files were, and its best guess was
good. (I should know - I created the files!)
But no actual magic numbers. :-(
In Windows world, you have file extensions, no magic....
In Mac world, the file/directory entry has, I believe, application
identifiers.
In Linux world, it is not worked out by extensions or extra attributes
on file/directory inodes, but rather on the content of the file. The
"magic" numbers might be similar in way of use as to the IANA ports or
services -- that is, the magic numbers are arbitrary. Content is king
to evaluate the so called "magic".
Cheers
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Kind Regards
AndrewM
Andrew McGlashan
Broadband Solutions now including VoIP
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