magic

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magic

A native go implementation of the magic file format.

It also includes a CLI that functions similarly to the file command.

There is no reason to use this repository's CLI over the original file command, unless you cannot get the original file command to work on your system. Its primary purpose is as a testing tool for the library.

Usage

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "log"
    "os"

    "github.com/deitch/magic/pkg/magic"
)

func main() {
    f, err := os.Open(os.Args[1])
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    defer f.Close()

    // GetType takes an io.ReaderAt
    info, err := magic.GetType(f)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }
    fmt.Println(info)
}