[File] Adding text/gemtext to file

[Christos Zoulas]

> On Feb 28, 2025, at 8:44 AM, file at ploum.eu wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I’m working on a Gemini/Web browser called Offpunk ( https://offpunk.net 
> ).
> 
> As it saves every ressource to a local cache, it heavily relies on file 
> to get the format, which is working fine 99,9% of the time.
> 
> The main problem is that "file" seems to have no knowledge of 
> text/gemtext format , used in the Gemini network.
> 
> See : https://geminiprotocol.net/docs/gemtext-specification.gmi
> 
> Gemtext is most of the time assumed as plaintext or markdown (which is 
> fine) but it is also sometimes considered as something more exotic (like 
> message/news ).
> 
> Is there a way to add text/gemtext support to file?

Hi,

There is no magic number for gemtext, or any required structure that
file(1) can rely upon to identify the format.

Best,

christos
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