From: Christos Zoulas Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:16:24 +0000 (+0000) Subject: add notes for 5.x X-Git-Tag: FILE5_05~238 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=839f4793de5edb885b01478f75ccb2e6b154144a;p=file add notes for 5.x --- diff --git a/README b/README index 25c3abca..901989a0 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,15 +1,18 @@ ** README for file(1) Command ** -@(#) $File: README,v 1.41 2008/12/02 16:34:46 christos Exp $ +@(#) $File: README,v 1.42 2009/02/14 15:16:24 christos Exp $ E-mail: christos@astron.com Mailing List: file@mx.gw.com Phone: Do not even think of telephoning me about this program. Send cash first! -This is Release 4.x of Ian Darwin's (copyright but distributable) +This is Release 5.x of Ian Darwin's (copyright but distributable) file(1) command. This version is the standard "file" command for Linux, *BSD, and other systems. (See "patchlevel.h" for the exact release number). +The major changes for 5.x are CDF file parsing, indirect magic, and +overhaul in mime and ascii encoding handling. + The major feature of 4.x is the refactoring of the code into a library, and the re-write of the file command in terms of that library. The library itself, libmagic can be used by 3rd party programs that wish to identify