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Subject: Re: printf '\377\376h\000\r\000\n\000'|file - #wrong result?
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On Wed 12/6/06 14:34 EST Larry Hall wrote:
> This is a change (or bug) in 'file', not Cygwin.  I get the same thing as you
> do with Cygwin's version on FC4.  If you think there is an issue here, you
> should take it upstream.

Per, the upstream maintainer of 'file', it is a bug that can not be fixed by
updating the magic files, a fix has been tested, but unfortunately it will
require a new release of 'file'.

Tom

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