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| -rw-r--r-- | usr.bin/file/magic.5 | 18 |
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diff --git a/usr.bin/file/magic.5 b/usr.bin/file/magic.5 index 9d5bd04486c2..07cb35d8a915 100644 --- a/usr.bin/file/magic.5 +++ b/usr.bin/file/magic.5 @@ -254,6 +254,24 @@ a system on which the lengths are invariant. .Pp There is (currently) no support for specified-endian data to be used in indirect offsets. +.Pp +If +.Pa /usr/share/misc/magic +is newer than +.Pa /usr/share/misc/magic.mgc +it is not used. +Use the command: +.Po +cd /usr/share/misc && +.Nm file +.Fl C +.Fl m Ar magic +.Pc +to rebuild. +.Pp +Compiling the magic file on a big endian system is broken. +Using a compiled magic file from a little endian system on a big endian system +works fine. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr file 1 .\" |