Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 20:14:13 +0200 (CEST) From: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: bin/3187: file.1 still speaks of /etc/magic Message-ID: <199704031814.UAA01914@keltia.freenix.fr> Resent-Message-ID: <199704031820.KAA06792@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 3187 >Category: bin >Synopsis: file.1 still mention /etc/magic >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Apr 3 10:20:02 PST 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Ollivier Robert >Organization: Usenet Canal Historique >Release: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386 >Environment: CURRENT from March, 23th. FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 3.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT #41: Sun Mar 23 23:01:22 CET 1997 roberto@keltia.freenix.fr:/src/src/sys/compile/DKELTIA i386 file(1) 3.22 >Description: src/usr.bin/file/file.1 mentions /etc/magic: ... When modifying the file .I /etc/magic or the program itself, ... The information in these files is read from the magic file .I /etc/magic. .PP ... .SH FILES .I /etc/magic \- default list of magic numbers .B file command uses a magic file, keep the old magic file around for comparison purposes (rename it to .IR /etc/magic.orig ). ... >How-To-Repeat: man file >Fix: Apply the following patch: Index: file.1 =================================================================== RCS file: /spare/FreeBSD-current/src/usr.bin/file/file.1,v retrieving revision 1.9 diff -u -2 -r1.9 file.1 --- file.1 1997/03/18 19:37:17 1.9 +++ file.1 1997/04/03 18:12:10 @@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ that are known to contain binary data. When modifying the file -.I /etc/magic +.I /usr/share/misc/magic or the program itself, .B "preserve these keywords" . @@ -79,5 +79,5 @@ offset into the file can usually be described in this way. The information in these files is read from the magic file -.I /etc/magic. +.I /usr/share/misc/magic. .PP If an argument appears to be an @@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ (on systems that support symbolic links). .SH FILES +.I /usr/share/misc/magic +\- default list of magic numbers (used to be .I /etc/magic -\- default list of magic numbers +in previous versions of FreeBSD) .SH ENVIRONMENT The environment variable >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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