#------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # linux: file(1) magic for Linux files # # Values for Linux/i386 binaries, from Daniel Quinlan # The following basic Linux magic is useful for reference, but using # "long" magic is a better practice in order to avoid collisions. # # 2 leshort 100 Linux/i386 # >0 leshort 0407 impure executable (OMAGIC) # >0 leshort 0410 pure executable (NMAGIC) # >0 leshort 0413 demand-paged executable (ZMAGIC) # >0 leshort 0314 demand-paged executable (QMAGIC) # 0 lelong 0x00640107 Linux/i386 impure executable (OMAGIC) >16 lelong 0 \b, stripped 0 lelong 0x00640108 Linux/i386 pure executable (NMAGIC) >16 lelong 0 \b, stripped 0 lelong 0x0064010b Linux/i386 demand-paged executable (ZMAGIC) >16 lelong 0 \b, stripped 0 lelong 0x006400cc Linux/i386 demand-paged executable (QMAGIC) >16 lelong 0 \b, stripped # 0 string \007\001\000 Linux/i386 object file >20 lelong >0x1020 \b, DLL library # message catalogs, from Mitchum DSouza 0 string *nazgul* compiled message catalog >8 lelong >0 \b, version %ld # core dump file, from Bill Reynolds 216 lelong 0421 Linux/i386 core file >220 string >\0 of '%s' >200 lelong >0 (signal %d) # # LILO boot/chain loaders, from Daniel Quinlan # this can be overridden by the DOS executable (COM) entry 2 string LILO Linux/i386 LILO boot/chain loader # # Debian Packages, from Peter Tobias 0 string 0.9 >8 byte 0x0a Debian Binary Package >>3 byte >0 \b, created by dpkg 0.9%c >>4 byte >0 pl%c # PSF fonts, from H. Peter Anvin 0 leshort 0x0436 Linux/i386 PC Screen Font data, >2 byte 0 256 characters, no directory, >2 byte 1 512 characters, no directory, >2 byte 2 256 characters, Unicode directory, >2 byte 3 512 characters, Unicode directory, >3 byte >0 8x%d # Linux swap file, from Daniel Quinlan 4086 string SWAP-SPACE Linux/i386 swap file # ECOFF magic for OSF/1 and Linux (only tested under Linux though) # # from Erik Troan (ewt@redhat.com) examining od dumps, so this # could be wrong # updated by David Mosberger (davidm@azstarnet.com) based on # GNU BFD and MIPS info found below. # 0 leshort 0x0183 ECOFF alpha >24 leshort 0407 executable >24 leshort 0410 pure >24 leshort 0413 demand paged >8 long >0 not stripped >8 long 0 stripped >23 leshort >0 - version %ld. # Linux kernel boot images, from Albert Cahalan # and others such as Axel Kohlmeyer # All known start with: b8 c0 07 8e d8 b8 00 90 8e c0 b9 00 01 29 f6 29 514 string HdrS Linux kernel >518 leshort >0 >>529 byte 0 zImage data, >>529 byte 1 bzImage data, >0x048c byte 0x31 >>0x048c string x version %s >0x0493 byte 0x31 >>0x0493 string x version %s >0x048c byte 0x32 >>0x048c string x version %s >0x0493 byte 0x32 >>0x0493 string x version %s # This also matches new kernels, which were caught above by "HdrS". 0 belong 0xb8c0078e Linux kernel >0x1e3 string Loading version 1.3.79 or older >0x1e9 string Loading from prehistoric times