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Re: [LI] Magic Number



On Tue, Aug 17, 1999 at 09:43:09PM +0530, Sumit Rangwala wrote:
>  Hi ,
> 
>  What does Magic Number refer to ?

Look at /usr/share/magic. It can be used to identify the type of a file
without using its filename/extension.

In general, a magic number is a unique number (a la your browser cookie).

	-Arun

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