Have you tried strings on them to see if that offers a clue as to their
provenance.
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Howard.
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On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, David wrote:
>
> I'm doing a periodic clean up of my home directory. I have an interesting
> selection of binary files whose provinance is a mystery. At this point, my
> options are as follows:
>
> 1: consign to bit bucket
> 2: keep for another two years in case I remember
> 3: invoke the tea leaves
> 4: ask the slug list for a better suggestion
>
> What do other people do? or am I the only person who winds up in this
> situation?
>
> David
>
>
>
>
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