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TacticalCoder • yesterday at 7:23 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

> It is a bug in the `file` utility

OK but although I love the file utility, why does OpenOffice and/or CUPS rely on it to... print a file that ends with the .ps extension?

It's kinda begging for troubles.


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SpaceNoodled • yesterday at 7:25 PM

Assuming file type by name rather than by contents opens a whole 'nother can of worms.

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