Re: How do I recognize postscript from a file

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From: Paul Gilmartin
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 08:05

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In article <1992Nov3.083527.20756@ugle.unit.no>
helgeaa@colargol (Helge O. Aarstein) writes:

>We are trying to make a filter for the lp-command to reject
>non-postscript files. But, there is a problem:
>        How can I be sure that the file contains postscript-
>        code?

Most PostScript files start with the characters "%!".

(Your Mileage May Vary),
gil

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