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Fedora Core 3: 4.12-1.FC3.1 Moderate: File Command Bug Patch

The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the type of data contained by the file. File can identify many different file types, including ELF binaries, system libraries, RPM packages, and different graphics formats.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2005-098 2005-02-01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------Product : Fedora Core 3 Name : file Version : 4.12 Release : 1.FC3.1 Summary : A utility for determining file types. Description : The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the type of data contained by the file. File can identify many different file types, including ELF binaries, system libraries, RPM packages, and different graphics formats. You should install the file package, since the file command is such a useful utility. ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Mon Jan 31 2005 Radek Vokal - 4.12-1.FC3.1 - core64 patch fixing output on core files (#145354) - fixed crashes in threaded environment (#143871) - upgrade to file-4.12 - Convert libmagic.3 to UTF-8 - set of patches from debian.org - new magic types (#128763) - zlib added to BuildReq (#125294) ---------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be downloaded from: fe1c8655cc03cdc713a6c14d6b374614 SRPMS/file-4.12-1.FC3.1.src.rpm 1bf181d1334a1305bc9065e43149351b x86_64/file-4.12-1.FC3.1.x86_64.rpm 8e3381c945ae28de84c7870fef31180a x86_64/debug/file-debuginfo-4.12-1.FC3.1.x86_64.rpm 62f75c70350ab6ddd0d63d0844752348 i386/file-4.12-1.FC3.1.i386.rpm e4015b331d3a80cfb78a3c26b406f778 i386/debug/file-debuginfo-4.12-1.FC3.1.i386.rpm This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command. -----------------------------------------------------------------------fedora-announce-list mailinglist This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Attention Fedora Core 3 users: A new update for the 'file' command, version 4.12-1.FC3.1, is now available, fixing bugs and enhancing functionality. Fedora File Command Update, File Identification Utility, Command Utility. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 01, 2005 •Important Fedora