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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/file/file.1')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/file/file.1 b/usr.bin/file/file.1 index dc3dee9c98d..a47f15ec374 100644 --- a/usr.bin/file/file.1 +++ b/usr.bin/file/file.1 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .TH FILE 1 "Copyright but distributable" -.\" $Id: file.1,v 1.1.1.1 1995/10/18 08:45:08 deraadt Exp $ +.\" $Id: file.1,v 1.2 1995/12/14 03:30:02 deraadt Exp $ .SH NAME file \- determine file type @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ file namefile ] [ .B \-m -magicfile ] +magicfiles ] file ... .SH DESCRIPTION .I File @@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ labelled as `ascii text' or `data'. .B \-v Print the version of the program and exit. .TP 8 -.B \-m file -Specify an alternate file of magic numbers. +.B \-m list +Specify an alternate list of files containing magic numbers. +This can be a single file, or a colon-separated list of files. .TP 8 .B \-z Try to look inside compressed files. @@ -129,6 +130,10 @@ option causes symlinks to be followed, as the like-named option in .SH FILES .I /etc/magic \- default list of magic numbers +.SH ENVIRONMENT +The environment variable +.B MAGIC +can be used to set the default magic number files. .SH SEE ALSO .IR magic (5) \- description of magic file format. |