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Changes for version 0.15

  • A special thanks to Chapman Flack for bug reports and patches.
  • Added some empty pod declarations to satisfy Pod::Coverage (RT 33099)
  • Fixed typo \xF7 => \x7F in ascii control char check (RT 30959)
  • Adapted new File::BaseDir API
  • Added DesktopEntry as a mandatory dependency
  • Added support for endian conversion (RT 28618)
  • Fixed mask behavior by making it a bit-wise regex (RT 28620 28635)
  • Reduced range by 1 byte to match ref implementation (RT 28634)
  • Added "--no-ask" switch to the mimeopen command
  • Added "mime_applications_custom()" to set custom commands
  • Made Magic load magic data when needed, not at startup
  • Made MimeInfo load glob data when needed, not at startup

Documentation

various code snippets
Open files by mimetype
Determine file type

Modules

Determine file type
Find programs to open a file by mimetype
Determine file type with magic
Open files by mimetype "Rox style"