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magic
Overview
Package magic will determine the type of file based on the first "magic bytes". The file signatures are not complete, but represent some of the most common file types.
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Package files
type FileInfo
type FileInfo struct {
// Name of the file
Name string
// Comma delimited list of known extensions for this file type
Ext []string
// Description of the file
Description string
// Size of the file in bytes
Size int64
}
FileInfo struct
func FileBytes
func FileBytes(file string) (FileInfo, error)
FileBytes returns a FileInfo struct. The error will be non-nil if the file type cannot be determined or if the file cannot be read.
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Overview ¶
Package magic will determine the type of file based on the first "magic bytes". The file signatures are not complete, but represent some of the most common file types.
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type FileInfo ¶
type FileInfo struct {
// Name of the file
Name string
// Comma delimited list of known extensions for this file type
Ext []string
// Description of the file
Description string
// Size of the file in bytes
Size int64
}
FileInfo struct
func FileBytes ¶
FileBytes returns a FileInfo struct. The error will be non-nil if the file type cannot be determined or if the file cannot be read.
Example ¶
Example FileBytes
// Create a tiny GIF image file
fi, err := magic.FileBytes(tiniestGifEver)
if err == nil {
fmt.Printf("The file type is %s", fi.Description)
}
Output: The file type is GIF89a Image
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