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+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# claris: file(1) magic for claris
+# "H. Nanosecond" <aldomel@ix.netcom.com>
+# Claris Works a word processor, etc.
+# Version 3.0
+
+# .pct claris works clip art files
+#0000000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
+#*
+#0001000 #010 250 377 377 377 377 000 213 000 230 000 021 002 377 014 000
+#null to byte 1000 octal
+514 string \377\377\377\377\000 Claris clip art?
+>0 string \0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0 yes.
+514 string \377\377\377\377\001 Claris clip art?
+>0 string \0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0 yes.
+
+# Claris works files
+# .cwk
+0 string \002\000\210\003\102\117\102\117\000\001\206 Claris works document
+# .plt
+0 string \020\341\000\000\010\010 Claris Works pallete files .plt
+
+# .msp a dictionary file I am not sure about this I have only one .msp file
+0 string \002\271\262\000\040\002\000\164 Claris works dictionary
+
+# .usp are user dictionary bits
+# I am not sure about a magic header:
+#0000000 001 123 160 146 070 125 104 040 136 123 015 012 160 157 144 151
+# soh S p f 8 U D sp ^ S cr nl p o d i
+#0000020 141 164 162 151 163 164 040 136 123 015 012 144 151 166 040 043
+# a t r i s t sp ^ S cr nl d i v sp #
+
+# .mth Thesaurus
+# statrts with \0 but no magic header
+
+# .chy Hyphenation file
+# I am not sure: 000 210 034 000 000
+
+# other claris files
+#./windows/claris/useng.ndx: data
+#./windows/claris/xtndtran.l32: data
+#./windows/claris/xtndtran.lst: data
+#./windows/claris/clworks.lbl: data
+#./windows/claris/clworks.prf: data
+#./windows/claris/userd.spl: data
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+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# maple: file(1) magic for maple files
+# "H. Nanosecond" <aldomel@ix.netcom.com>
+# Maple V release 4, a multi-purpose math program
+#
+
+# maple library .lib
+0 string \000MVR4\nI MapleVr4 library
+
+# .ind
+# no magic for these :-(
+# they are compiled indexes for maple files
+
+# .hdb
+0 string \000\004\000\000 Maple help database
+
+# .mhp
+# this has the form <PACKAGE=name>
+0 string \<PACKAGE= Maple help file
+0 string \<HELP\ NAME= Maple help file
+0 string \n\<HELP\ NAME= Maple help file with extra carriage return at start (yuck)
+0 string #\ Newton Maple help file, old style
+0 string #\ daub Maple help file, old style
+0 string #=========== Maple help file, old style
+
+# .mws
+0 string \000\000\001\044\000\221 Maple worksheet
+#this is anomalous
+0 string WriteNow\000\002\000\001\000\000\000\000\100\000\000\000\000\000 Maple worksheet, but weird
+# this has the form {VERSION 2 3 "IBM INTEL NT" "2.3" }\n
+# that is {VERSION major_version miunor_version computer_type version_string}
+0 string {VERSION\ Maple worksheet
+>9 string >\0 version %.1s.
+>>10 string
+>>>11 string >\0 %.1s
+
+# .mps
+0 string \0\0\001$ Maple something
+# from byte 4 it is either 'nul E' or 'soh R'
+# I think 'nul E' means a file that was saved as a different name
+# a sort of revision marking
+# 'soh R' means new
+>4 string \000\105 An old revision
+>4 string \001\122 The latest save
+
+# .mpl
+# some of these are the same as .mps above
+#0000000 000 000 001 044 000 105 same as .mps
+#0000000 000 000 001 044 001 122 same as .mps
+
+0 string #\n##\ <SHAREFILE= Maple something
+0 string \n#\n##\ <SHAREFILE= Maple something
+0 string ##\ <SHAREFILE= Maple something
+0 string #\r##\ <SHAREFILE= Maple something
+0 string \r#\r##\ <SHAREFILE= Maple something
+0 string #\ \r##\ <DESCRIBE> Maple something anomalous.
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+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# mathematica: file(1) magic for mathematica files
+# "H. Nanosecond" <aldomel@ix.netcom.com>
+# Mathematica a multi-purpose math program
+# versions 2.2 and 3.0
+
+#mathematica .mb
+0 string \064\024\012\000\035\000\000\000 Mathematica version 2 notebook
+0 string \064\024\011\000\035\000\000\000 Mathematica version 2 notebook
+
+# .ma
+# multiple possibilites:
+
+0 string (*^\n\n::[\011frontEndVersion\ =\ Mathematica notebook
+#>41 string >\0 %s
+
+#0 string (*^\n\n::[\011palette Mathematica notebook version 2.x
+
+#0 string (*^\n\n::[\011Information Mathematica notebook version 2.x
+#>675 string >\0 %s #doesn't work well
+
+# there may be 'cr' instread of 'nl' in some does this matter?
+
+# generic:
+0 string (*^\r\r::[\011 Mathematica notebook version 2.x
+0 string \(\*\^\r\n\r\n\:\:\[\011 Mathematica notebook version 2.x
+0 string (*^\015 Mathematica notebook version 2.x
+0 string (*^\n\r\n\r::[\011 Mathematica notebook version 2.x
+0 string (*^\r::[\011 Mathematica notebook version 2.x
+0 string (*^\r\n::[\011 Mathematica notebook version 2.x
+0 string (*^\n\n::[\011 Mathematica notebook version 2.x
+0 string (*^\n::[\011 Mathematica notebook version 2.x
+
+
+# Mathematica .mx files
+
+#0 string (*This\ is\ a\ Mathematica\ binary\ dump\ file.\ It\ can\ be\ loaded\ with\ Get.*) Mathematica binary file
+0 string (*This\ is\ a\ Mathematica\ binary\ Mathematica binary file
+#>71 string \000\010\010\010\010\000\000\000\000\000\000\010\100\010\000\000\000
+# >71... is optional
+>88 string >\0 from %s
+
+
+# Mathematica files PBF:
+# 115 115 101 120 102 106 000 001 000 000 000 203 000 001 000
+0 string MMAPBF\000\001\000\000\000\203\000\001\000 Mathematica PBF (fonts I think)
+
+# .ml files These are menu resources I think
+# these start with "[0-9][0-9][0-9]\ A~[0-9][0-9][0-9]\
+# how to put that into a magic rule?
+4 string \ A~ MAthematica .ml file
+
+# .nb files
+#too long 0 string (***********************************************************************\n\n\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Mathematica-Compatible Notebook Mathematica 3.0 notebook
+0 string (*********************** Mathematica 3.0 notebook
+
+# other (* matches it is a comment start in these langs
+0 string (* Mathematica, or Pascal, Modula-2 or 3 code
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+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# msvc: file(1) magic for msvc
+# "H. Nanosecond" <aldomel@ix.netcom.com>
+# Microsoft visual C
+#
+# I have version 1.0
+
+# .aps
+0 string HWB\000\377\001\000\000\000 Microsoft Visual C .APS file
+
+# .ide
+#too long 0 string \102\157\162\154\141\156\144\040\103\053\053\040\120\162\157\152\145\143\164\040\106\151\154\145\012\000\032\000\002\000\262\000\272\276\372\316 MSVC .ide
+0 string \102\157\162\154\141\156\144\040\103\053\053\040\120\162\157 MSVC .ide
+
+# .res
+0 string \000\000\000\000\040\000\000\000\377 MSVC .res
+0 string \377\003\000\377\001\000\020\020\350 MSVC .res
+0 string \377\003\000\377\001\000\060\020\350 MSVC .res
+
+#.lib
+0 string \360\015\000\000 Microsoft Visual C library
+0 string \360\075\000\000 Microsoft Visual C library
+0 string \360\175\000\000 Microsoft Visual C library
+
+#.pch
+0 string DTJPCH0\000\022\103\006\200 Microsoft visula C .pch
+
+# .pdb
+# too long 0 string Microsoft\ C/C++\ program\ database\
+0 string Microsoft\ C/C++\ MSVC program database
+>18 string program\ database\
+>33 string >\0 ver %s
+
+#.sbr
+0 string \000\002\000\007\000 MSVC .sbr
+>5 string >\0 %s
+
+#.bsc
+0 string \002\000\002\001 MSVC .bsc
+
+#.wsp
+0 string 1.00\ .0000.0000\000\003 MSVC .wsp version 1.0000.0000
+# these seem to start with the version and contain menus