Jérôme M. Berger wrote: > KennyTM~ wrote: >> On Sep 16, 10 04:35, "Jérôme M. Berger" wrote: >>> Nick Sabalausky wrote: >>>> I didn't think unix file systems had a concept of mime type. >>>> >>> It doesn't, but Unix tools use the file contents to determine the >>> mime type and then choose the app associated to the mime type. >>> >>> Jerome >> Please don't confuse Unix with a distro. > > Which distro? I used the terms "Unix tools" because it transcends > distributions and Unices. It is as true on Ubuntu as on *BSD or > Solaris... > > Jerome BTW: http://www.darwinsys.com/file/ <quote> Unlike most GUI systems, command-line UNIX systems - with this program leading the charge - don't rely on filename extentions to tell you the type of a file, but look at the file's actual contents. </quote>
They say "UNIX systems", they don't say "Ubuntu" (which I don't use
anyway).
Jerome
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