[TOOLS-3] Magic eliminates unix file command

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: MAGIC
• Environment: Unix, Cygwin
• Assignee: Niclas Hedhman
• Reporter: Joerg Schaible
• Created: 30/Aug/04 23:26
• Updated: 04/Sep/04 10:56
• Resolved: 04/Sep/04 10:52

Description

Magic creates a .magic directory in the home directory of an user. Unfortunately this breaks the unix file command. As long as this directory exists "file" cannot find its magic files and is no longer able to determin the type of arbitrary files for that particular user. Renaming or removing the .magic directory makes file work again:

joehni@paddy joehni $ file relnote.pdf
file: could not find any magic files!
joehni@paddy joehni $ mv .magic .magic-apache
joehni@paddy joehni $ file relnote.pdf
relnote.pdf: PDF document, version 1.3

Please rename this default directory!