[File] [PATCH] Recognize AaruFormat images

[Christos Zoulas]

Committed, thanks!

christos

> On Aug 22, 2026, at 12:48 PM, Mike Swanson <mikeonthecomputer at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> This is a preservation-minded format that can encompass many types of
> media (hard disk, tape, CD, etc...).  This teaches file to recognize
> the format and identify the broad type of data contained within an
> AaruFormat file.
> ---
> magic/Magdir/virtual | 89 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 89 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/magic/Magdir/virtual b/magic/Magdir/virtual
> index 776eed75..12de2c7f 100644
> --- a/magic/Magdir/virtual
> +++ b/magic/Magdir/virtual
> @@ -345,3 +345,92 @@
> # Parallels disk image
> 0	string	WithoutFreeSpace	Parallels disk image
> 0	string	WithouFreSpacExt	Parallels disk image (extended) 
> +
> +# AaruFormat image
> +# Instead of listing every possible media type (CD-R and CD-RW, for
> +# instance), broad types are identified by range.
> +0	string	AARUFRMT	AaruFormat
> +>76	ulelong	0	\b (unknown disk type image)
> +>76	ulelong	1	\b (unknown magneto-optical disk image)
> +>76	ulelong	2	\b (hard disk image)
> +>76	ulelong	3	\b (Microdrive disk image)
> +>76	ulelong	4	\b (Zoned hard disk image)
> +>76	ulelong	5	\b (USB flash drive image)
> +>76	ulelong	6	\b (Unknown tape image)
> +>76 ulelong >9
> +>>76	ulelong	<40	\b (CD image)
> +>76 ulelong >39
> +>>76	ulelong	<51	\b (DVD image)
> +>76 ulelong >50
> +>>76	ulelong	<60	\b (HD DVD image)
> +>76 ulelong >59
> +>>76	ulelong	<70	\b (Blu-ray image)
> +>76	ulelong	>69
> +>>76	ulelong	<80	\b (rare optical image)
> +>76	ulelong	>79
> +>>76	ulelong	<90	\b (LaserDisc image)
> +>76	ulelong	>89
> +>>76	ulelong	<100	\b (MiniDisc image)
> +>76	ulelong	>99
> +>>76	ulelong	<110	\b (UDO image)
> +>76	ulelong	>109
> +>>76	ulelong	<130	\b (PlayStation disc image)
> +>76	ulelong	>129
> +>>76	ulelong	<150	\b (Xbox disc image)
> +>76	ulelong	>149
> +>>76	ulelong	<170	\b (Sega game image)
> +>76	ulelong	>169
> +>>76	ulelong	<180	\b (console game image)
> +>76	ulelong	>179
> +>>76	ulelong	<310	\b (floppy image)
> +>76	ulelong	>309	\b (misc data image)
> +# V1 application name is UTF-16LE, V2 is UTF-8
> +>72	byte	1
> +>>8	lestring16	x	\b, created by %.32s
> +>72	byte	2
> +>>8	string	x	\b, created by %.64s
> +>74	byte	x	\b %d
> +>75	byte	x	\b.%d
> +!:mime	application/x-aaruformat
> +!:ext	aaruf/aaruformat/aif
> +
> +0	string	DICMFRMT	DiscImageChef image
> +>76	ulelong	0	\b (unknown disk type image)
> +>76	ulelong	1	\b (unknown magneto-optical disk image)
> +>76	ulelong	2	\b (hard disk image)
> +>76	ulelong	3	\b (Microdrive disk image)
> +>76	ulelong	4	\b (Zoned hard disk image)
> +>76	ulelong	5	\b (USB flash drive image)
> +>76	ulelong	6	\b (Unknown tape image)
> +>76 ulelong >9
> +>>76	ulelong	<40	\b (CD image)
> +>76 ulelong >39
> +>>76	ulelong	<51	\b (DVD image)
> +>76 ulelong >50
> +>>76	ulelong	<60	\b (HD DVD image)
> +>76 ulelong >59
> +>>76	ulelong	<70	\b (Blu-ray image)
> +>76	ulelong	>69
> +>>76	ulelong	<80	\b (rare optical image)
> +>76	ulelong	>79
> +>>76	ulelong	<90	\b (LaserDisc image)
> +>76	ulelong	>89
> +>>76	ulelong	<100	\b (MiniDisc image)
> +>76	ulelong	>99
> +>>76	ulelong	<110	\b (UDO image)
> +>76	ulelong	>109
> +>>76	ulelong	<130	\b (PlayStation disc image)
> +>76	ulelong	>129
> +>>76	ulelong	<150	\b (Xbox disc image)
> +>76	ulelong	>149
> +>>76	ulelong	<170	\b (Sega game image)
> +>76	ulelong	>169
> +>>76	ulelong	<180	\b (console game image)
> +>76	ulelong	>179
> +>>76	ulelong	<310	\b (floppy image)
> +>76	ulelong	>309	\b (misc data image)
> +>8	lestring16	x	\b, created by %.32s
> +>74	byte	x	\b %d
> +>75	byte	x	\b.%d
> +!:mime	application/x-discimagechef
> +!:ext	dicf
> -- 
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