Description of problem: Executing the "file" command against purely ASCII text files returns a variety of spurious results. Some files return: file1: sticky Bio-Rad .PIC Image File 12330 x 11830, 16707 images in file or send.to.lqm: Bio-Rad .PIC Image File 12320 x 11830, 16707 images in file or file3: svm.ics: PC icon data The "send.to.lqm" file (attached) is only 59 characters long but the "file" command thinks that it is an image file 12320 x 11830 with 16707 images!?! Files are ASCII text with carriage-return/line-feed delimeters and some contain a Top-of-form character (012). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Advanced Server 4 (Nahant Update 4) Kernel 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp on an i686 The file command, when executed as "file -v" returns file-4.10 magic file from /usr/share/file/magic How reproducible: execute "file" against the attached file Steps to Reproduce: 1. execute "file" against the attached file 2. 3. Actual results: send.to.lqm: Bio-Rad .PIC Image File 12320 x 11830, 16707 images in file Expected results: send.to.lqm: ASCII text Additional info:
Created attachment 144671 [details] text file that generates spurious output from "file" command
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 221201 ***