How to find out original extension of a file in a terminal or online
pls help me
koti86
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Jump to PostYou will probably need to open the file in a hex editor and look at the first 2 to 3 bytes to figure out the file type or maybe you can just open it in a text editor. After that, you can google those characters to find out the file …
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Joe Shmoe
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You will probably need to open the file in a hex editor and look at the first 2 to 3 bytes to figure out the file type or maybe you can just open it in a text editor. After that, you can google those characters to find out the file type and extension.
jon.kiparsky
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Try the "file" command. It'll look up the magic number and try to tell you what program created the file.
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