Module magic::flags [−] [src]

Bitmask flags which control libmagic behaviour

Structs

Bitmask flags that specify how Cookie functions should behave

APPLE	Return the Apple creator and type
CHECK	Check the magic database for consistency and print warnings to `stderr`
COMPRESS	If the file is compressed, unpack it and look at the contents
CONTINUE	Return all matches, not just the first
DEBUG	Print debugging messages to `stderr`
DEVICES	If the file is a block or character special device, then open the device and try to look in its contents
ERROR	Treat operating system errors while trying to open files and follow symlinks as real errors, instead of printing them in the magic buffer
MIME	A shorthand for `MIME_TYPE \| MIME_ENCODING`
MIME_ENCODING	Return a MIME encoding, instead of a textual description
MIME_TYPE	Return a MIME type string, instead of a textual description
NONE	No special handling
NO_CHECK_APPTYPE	Check for EMX application type (only on EMX)
NO_CHECK_BUILTIN	No built-in tests; only consult the magic file
NO_CHECK_CDF	Don't get extra information on MS Composite Document Files
NO_CHECK_COMPRESS	Don't look inside compressed files
NO_CHECK_ELF	Don't print ELF details
NO_CHECK_ENCODING	Don't check text encodings
NO_CHECK_SOFT	Don't consult magic files
NO_CHECK_TAR	Don't examine tar files
NO_CHECK_TEXT	Don't check for various types of text files
NO_CHECK_TOKENS	Don't look for known tokens inside ascii files
PRESERVE_ATIME	On systems that support `utime(2)` or `utimes(2)`, attempt to preserve the access time of files analyzed
RAW	Don't translate unprintable characters to a `\ooo` octal representation
SYMLINK	If the file queried is a symlink, follow it