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diff --git a/contrib/file/README b/contrib/file/README index 0d16503..0e97732 100644 --- a/contrib/file/README +++ b/contrib/file/README @@ -1,10 +1,16 @@ ** README for file(1) Command ** -@(#) $Id: README,v 1.29 2003/02/27 20:47:46 christos Exp $ +@(#) $Id: README,v 1.33 2003/05/23 21:31:56 christos Exp $ -This is Release 3.x of Ian Darwin's (copyright but distributable) +This is Release 4.x of Ian Darwin's (copyright but distributable) file(1) command. This version is the standard "file" command for Linux, *BSD, and other systems. (See "patchlevel.h" for the exact release number). +The major feature of 4.x is the refactoring of the code into a library, +and the re-write of the file command in terms of that library. The library +itself, libmagic can be used by 3rd party programs that wish to identify +file types without having to fork() and exec() file. The prime contributor +for 4.0 was M\xe5ns Rullg\xe5rd. + UNIX is a trademark of UNIX System Laboratories. The prime contributor to Release 3.8 was Guy Harris, who put in megachanges @@ -33,7 +39,7 @@ In addition, the /etc/magic file is built from a subdirectory for easier(?) maintenance. I will act as a clearinghouse for magic numbers assigned to all sorts of data files that are in reasonable circulation. Send your magic numbers, -in magic(4) format please, to the maintainer, Christos Zoulas. +in magic(5) format please, to the maintainer, Christos Zoulas. LEGAL.NOTICE - read this first. README - read this second (you are currently reading this file). @@ -83,15 +89,14 @@ E-mail: christos@astron.com Phone: Do not even think of telephoning me about this program. Send cash first! -Parts of this software were developed at SoftQuad Inc., 56 Aberfoyle -Cres, # 810, Toronto, Ontario CANADA M8X 2W4. Phone: 416-239-4801 or -800-387-2777. Email: mail@sq.com. Call for information on SGML editing -and browsing, Unix text processing, and customised products on Unix, -DOS and Mac. +Parts of this software were developed at SoftQuad Inc., developers +of SGML/HTML/XML publishing software, in Toronto, Canada. +SoftQuad was swallowed up by Corel in 2002 +and does not exist any longer. From: Kees Zeelenberg -An MS-Windows (Win32) port of File-3.41 is available from +An MS-Windows (Win32) port of File-3.36 is available from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/ File is an implementation of the Unix File(1) command. It knows the 'magic number' of several thousands of file types. |
