Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 15:02:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> Cc: Milan.Kopacka@st.ms.mff.cuni.cz, FreeBSD-Hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux compat question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9905031500570.388-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199905031854.OAA47041@lakes.dignus.com>
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On Mon, 3 May 1999, Thomas David Rivers wrote: > Just a note... you don't need to add the WP information to the > magic file... > > And, if you added to the one in /etc - the FreeBSD file(1) command > would then "know" about wordperfect files. > > But - it's not necessary - the FreeBSD file(1) command seems to > already know about them: > > [lakes.dignus.com]$ file doc > doc: WordPerfect document > > So - it seems to be safe to just "skip" this step. From what I see, their own magic file allows their various wp apps to recognize their own files, maybe 30 differing types. I don't know if it uses our file, or forces a Linux file. I gotta see if I can scare up a technical Linux user. I think I need their magic file, and their 'file' executeable. > > - Dave Rivers - > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@picnic.mat.net | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (Solaris7). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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