On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 11:36 AM, luc.moulinier<luc.moulin...@laposte.net> wrote:
> Hello !
>
> I'd like to know what is the best way to know if a file is a sqlite DB or not 
> (without launching sqlite of course) ? For example, is the first line of the 
> file unambiguously a signature of sqlite ? If so, what is its structure ?

'SQLite format 3'

although, I am not sure what you expect from 'unambiguously'? I mean,
while all files created by sqlite3 will start with the above string,
that doesn't stop me or you from creating a spurious binary file that
will start with the same string.

Recognize at your own risk.

> Many thanks in advance !
> Luc
>
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