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# 1  
Old 03-25-2005
what is magic file ?
i am working under this sysytem SunOS sparc SUNW,UltraAX-i2

Some system on this server creates a file named like this.
Elem_ee.xml.gz
Elem_ee.xml.gz.magic

In order to look into Elem_ee.xml.gz.magic, i first renamed Elem_ee.xml.gz.magic
to Elem_ee.xml.gz and tried to unzip it. but returns like this

gzip: Elem_ee.xml.gz: not in gzip format

what in the first place is this magic stuff ?
# 2  
Old 03-25-2005
what is the output of

Code:
file Elem_ee.xml.gz

Above can give whether that perticular file is compressed or not.
# 3  
Old 03-25-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by bhargav
what is the output of

Code:
file Elem_ee.xml.gz

Above can give whether that perticular file is compressed or not.
i know it is already compressed , but this
Elem_ee.xml.gz.magic is that i don't know how to deal with
# 4  
Old 03-25-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by oppai
i know it is already compressed , but this
Elem_ee.xml.gz.magic is that i don't know how to deal with
I think he actually meant to do file on the magic file, to try and find out its format.
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