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    Source package: file
    Version: 4.26-alt13
    Build time:  Mar 22, 2017, 07:43 AM in the task #180646
    Copied in the task: #180955
    Category: File tools
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    License: BSD-style
    Summary: A utility for determining file types
    Description: 
    The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the
    type of data contained by the file.  file can identify many different
    file types, including ELF binaries, system libraries, RPM packages, and
    different graphics formats.

    List of rpms provided by this srpm:
    file (x86_64, i586)
    file-debuginfo (x86_64, i586)
    libmagic (x86_64, i586)
    libmagic-debuginfo (x86_64, i586)
    libmagic-devel (x86_64, i586)
    libmagic-devel-static (x86_64, i586)
    python-module-magic (x86_64, i586)
    python-module-magic-debuginfo (x86_64, i586)

    Maintainer: Dmitry V. Levin


      1. rpm-build-python >= 0.8
      2. python-devel = 2.7
      3. zlib-devel

    Last changed


    March 22, 2017 Dmitry V. Levin 4.26-alt13
    - Backported readelf fix (by sem@; fixes: CVE-2014-9653).
    - Backported magic for lrzip, lz4, zstd, and snappy.
    - Backported -z support for lrzip, lz4, and zstd.
    Dec. 8, 2015 Dmitry V. Levin 4.26-alt12
    - Added magic for GNU M4 frozen state files.
    April 5, 2013 Dmitry V. Levin 4.26-alt11
    - libmagic: fixed &-prefixed offsets support in magic that uses string flags.
    - Enhanced #!/usr/bin/env magic, removed "a " prefix from its output.
    - Enhanced python magic and its output.
    - Commented out weak sendmail magic (closes: #28310).