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Re: printf '\377\376h\000\r\000\n\000'|file - #wrong result?
- From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 22:10:35 +0100
- Subject: Re: printf '\377\376h\000\r\000\n\000'|file - #wrong result?
- References: <200612042047.kB4KlhcV005862@tigris.pounder.sol.net>
- Reply-to: cygwin at cygwin dot com
On Dec 4 14:47, Tom Rodman wrote:
> Should this directed to the "file" package maintainer?:
No. You're using different versions of the `file' package. The output
of `file' is based on data files which are updated with each new version.
Hint: Don't rely on the output of file being 100% accurate. It's using
approximations based on descriptions of file headers and typical
content.
Corinna
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