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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/file/file.1')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/file/file.1 b/usr.bin/file/file.1 index 0bc0450..8f9451f 100644 --- a/usr.bin/file/file.1 +++ b/usr.bin/file/file.1 @@ -155,15 +155,15 @@ to be Do not prepend filenames to output lines (brief mode). .It Fl c Cause a checking printout of the parsed form of the magic file. -This is usually used in conjunction with +This is usually used in conjunction with .Fl m to debug a new magic file before installing it. .It Fl f Ar namefile -Read the names of the files to be examined from +Read the names of the files to be examined from .Ar namefile -(one per line) +(one per line) before the argument list. -Either +Either .Ar namefile or at least one filename argument must be present; to test the standard input, use @@ -243,12 +243,12 @@ can be used to set the default magic number files. .Sh STANDARDS CONFORMANCE This program is believed to exceed the System V Interface Definition of FILE(CMD), as near as one can determine from the vague language -contained therein. +contained therein. Its behaviour is mostly compatible with the System V program of the same name. This version knows more magic, however, so it will produce -different (albeit more accurate) output in many cases. +different (albeit more accurate) output in many cases. .Pp -The one significant difference +The one significant difference between this version and System V is that this version treats any white space as a delimiter, so that spaces in pattern strings must be escaped. @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ mainly USENET, and contributed by various authors. .An Christos Zoulas (address below) will collect additional or corrected magic file entries. -A consolidation of magic file entries +A consolidation of magic file entries will be distributed periodically. .Pp The order of entries in the magic file is significant. @@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ If your old .Nm command uses a magic file, keep the old magic file around for comparison purposes -(rename it to +(rename it to .Pa /usr/share/misc/magic.orig ) . .Sh EXAMPLES .Bd -literal @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ file: application/x-executable, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), no /dev/hda: application/x-not-regular-file .Ed .Sh HISTORY -There has been a +There has been a .Nm command in every .Ux |
