Robert Citek wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> Questions:
> How can I tell if a file is compressed (gzip or compress)?
> Can I use seek/tell on a pipe or fifo?
> If not, are there work-arounds?
>
here is a OS-independent way to check if a file is gzip or not:
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
if(is_zi
On Sep 22, Robert Citek said:
>How can I tell if a file is compressed (gzip or compress)?
I believe the File::MMagic will do what you need.
>Can I use seek/tell on a pipe or fifo?
Doesn't look that way.
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