[mythtv-users] FW: What format are myth's .muv files

[stan]

On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 05:16:41PM -0800, Chris Petersen wrote:
> > What is the "file command"?
> 
> file is a little utility that will tell you information about common
> file types (usually based on file header info)...  for example:
> 
>   file some.gif
>   some.gif: GIF image data, version 89a, 289 x 90
> 
>   file uppercase.pl
>   uppercase.pl: a /usr/bin/perl -w script text executable
> 
> Useful for some stuff, but it's obviously only as smart as its
> programmers make it, and apparently doesn't recognize the nuv header:
> 
>   file 1013_20031123230200_20031124000500.nuv
>   1013_20031123230200_20031124000500.nuv: data
> 
Good summary.

However, file is (or can be) smarter than it's programers made it. It uses
several user editable files to determine the file type. Addidn a "new"
filetype is actually quite simple.

The man page for the version I am looking at (FreeBSD) does not reference
GNU, but I believe there is a GNU version. If so, it might make sense to
contribute identifyng information on these files to the GNU project, so
that it can recognize them.


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