1** README for file(1) Command **
2@(#) $File: README,v 1.44 2011/03/24 13:03:39 rrt Exp $
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4Mailing List: file@mx.gw.com
5Bug tracker: http://bugs.gw.com/
6E-mail: christos@astron.com
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8Phone: Do not even think of telephoning me about this program. Send cash first!
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10This is Release 5.x of Ian Darwin's (copyright but distributable)
11file(1) command, an implementation of the Unix File(1) command.
12It knows the 'magic number' of several thousands of file types.
13This version is the standard "file" command for Linux,
14*BSD, and other systems. (See "patchlevel.h" for the exact release number).
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16You can download the latest version of file from:
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18 ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/
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20A public read-only git repository is available at:
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22 https://github.com/glensc/file
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24The major changes for 5.x are CDF file parsing, indirect magic, and
25overhaul in mime and ascii encoding handling.
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27The major feature of 4.x is the refactoring of the code into a library,
28and the re-write of the file command in terms of that library. The library
29itself, libmagic can be used by 3rd party programs that wish to identify
30file types without having to fork() and exec() file. The prime contributor
31for 4.0 was M\xe5ns Rullg\xe5rd.

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108 * One line short summary
109 * Optional long description
110 * File extension, if applicable
111 * Full name and contact method (for discussion when entry has problem)
112 * Further reference, such as documentation of format
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116Parts of this software were developed at SoftQuad Inc., developers
117of SGML/HTML/XML publishing software, in Toronto, Canada.
118SoftQuad was swallowed up by Corel in 2002 and does not exist any longer.