Public bug reported: In Ubuntu 14.04, the command `file` (1:5.14-2ubuntu3.3) incorrectly identifies a gzipped file as being a Minix filesystem.
Example: ``` $ file gzip-minix.eml gzip-minix.eml: Minix filesystem, V3, 43470 zones $ file -v file-5.14 magic file from /etc/magic:/usr/share/misc/magic ``` The workaround I'm using is passing the `-k` (keep going) param to file. ``` $ file -k gzip-minix.eml gzip-minix.eml: Minix filesystem, V3, 43470 zones\012- gzip compressed data, from Unix ``` In Ubuntu 16.04, however, the file is correctly identified. ``` $ file gzip-minix.eml gzip-minix.eml: gzip compressed data, from Unix $ file -v file-5.25 magic file from /etc/magic:/usr/share/misc/magic ``` This bug has a description very similar to those reported in these URLs: - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=873997 - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=758429 However, despite the very similar description, I didn't find any problem with the JPEG files attached in these bug reports. Note: The error is occurring in about 1 gzipped file for each 60000 or 100000 files I have in my data filesystem. Because some of these files contain sensitive information, I'm attaching only one of them (an innocent example). ** Affects: file (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Attachment added: "gzip-minix.eml" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1646233/+attachment/4785419/+files/gzip-minix.eml -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1646233 Title: file command incorrectly identifies a gzipped file as being a Minix filesystem To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file/+bug/1646233/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
