file magic number

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2 total messages Started by hao zhou Sat, 20 Oct 1990 00:26

#1069

Author: hao zhou
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 1990 00:26

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Can anybody out there tell me how to figure out the file magic number
on unix? If possible, can somebody post a piece of sample code?

Thanks in advance...


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Re: file magic number

#1157

Author: David Messer
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 1990 05:34

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In article <41719@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> haozhou@acsu.buffalo.edu (hao zhou) writes:
 >Can anybody out there tell me how to figure out the file magic number
 >on unix? If possible, can somebody post a piece of sample code?

What do you mean by "the" file magic number?  Each file type
(that uses them) has it's own magic number.  Take a look at
/etc/magic (on SysV) to get some examples.
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