Is there any collection of 'magic' headers of filetypes which is compatible with Unix `file` Command?

Question

I am trying to find a magic header collection of file types which can be feeded to file command using file -m but no avail.

Distro pre included file heaers are not too many to detect all the file types on the internet..

Has anyone come up with any collection , which is more than default list?

Thanks!

@nos: yes. Understanding file formats helps people understand how to program applications that use them. — Jonathan Leffler, Nov 18 '10 at 23:01
Yes , i am using libmagic , *python magic module* . For clarification i mention about file command as it is well known. — Phyo Arkar Lwin, Nov 19 '10 at 01:27

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 18 '10 at 23:13

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FILE SIGNATURES TABLE from Gary Kessler is usually a good reference.

According to him, this page provides a copy of a magic file recovered from a Red Hat Linux system.

answered Nov 18 '10 at 23:13

karlphillip

Thanks , after comparing my magic file list to the above , i am quite impressed. the magic file presented there have 204K , mine is 1.03 MB :) so Its good :) – Phyo Arkar Lwin Nov 19 '10 at 01:48

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