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## README for file(1) Command ##
- @(#) $File: README,v 1.48 2014/03/07 13:55:30 christos Exp $
+ @(#) $File: README,v 1.49 2015/01/02 20:23:04 christos Exp $
Mailing List: file@mx.gw.com
Mailing List archives: http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/file/
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ A public read-only git repository of the same sources is available at:
https://github.com/file/file
-The major changes for 5.x are CDF file parsing, indirect magic, and
-overhaul in mime and ascii encoding handling.
+The major changes for 5.x are CDF file parsing, indirect magic, name/use
+(recursion) and overhaul in mime and ascii encoding handling.
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
@@ -67,33 +67,41 @@ in magic(5) format please, to the maintainer, Christos Zoulas.
COPYING - read this first.
README - read this second (you are currently reading this file).
INSTALL - read on how to install
-
src/apprentice.c - parses /etc/magic to learn magic
+src/asctime_r.c - replacement for OS's that don't have it.
src/apptype.c - used for OS/2 specific application type magic
src/asprintf.c - replacement for OS's that don't have it.
src/ascmagic.c - third & last set of tests, based on hardwired assumptions.
-src/asctime_r.c - for systems that don't have it.
-src/asprintf.c - for systems that don't have it.
-src/cdf.c - parser for Microsoft Compound Document Files
+src/asctime_r.c - replacement for OS's that don't have it.
+src/asprintf.c - replacement for OS's that don't have it.
+src/cdf.[ch] - parser for Microsoft Compound Document Files
src/cdf_time.c - time converter for CDF.
src/compress.c - handles decompressing files to look inside.
-src/ctime_r.c - for systems that don't have it.
+src/ctime_r.c - replacement for OS's that don't have it.
+src/elfclass.h - common code for elf 32/64.
src/encoding.c - handles unicode encodings
src/file.c - the main program
src/file.h - header file
+src/file_opts.h - list of options
+src/fmtcheck.c - replacement for OS's that don't have it.
src/fsmagic.c - first set of tests the program runs, based on filesystem info
src/funcs.c - utilility functions
-src/getopt_long.c - for systems that don't have it.
-src/getline.c - for systems that don't have it.
+src/getline.c - replacement for OS's that don't have it.
+src/getopt_long.c - replacement for OS's that don't have it.
src/is_tar.c, tar.h - knows about tarchives (courtesy John Gilmore).
src/names.h - header file for ascmagic.c
+src/magic.h.in - source file for magic.h
src/magic.c - the libmagic api
+src/pread.c - replacement for OS's that don't have it.
src/print.c - print results, errors, warnings.
src/readcdf.c - CDF wrapper.
src/readelf.[ch] - Stand-alone elf parsing code.
src/softmagic.c - 2nd set of tests, based on /etc/magic
-src/strlcat.c - for systems that don't have it.
-src/strlcpy.c - for systems that don't have it.
+src/mygetopt.h - replacement for OS's that don't have it.
+src/strcasestr.c - replacement for OS's that don't have it.
+src/strlcat.c - replacement for OS's that don't have it.
+src/strlcpy.c - replacement for OS's that don't have it.
+src/tar.h - tar file definitions
src/vasprintf.c - for systems that don't have it.
doc/file.man - man page for the command
doc/magic.man - man page for the magic file, courtesy Guy Harris.
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