How to determine format of .db files

[Simon Loader]

> > Sorry, I didn't express myself well. I mean what is the best way to determine
> > the format of existing db files. When converting db file with cvt_cyrusdb,
> > one has to know the format of the source files and I want to determine this
> > file format automagically.
> 
> Well, if it only has to work with the current databases...
> 
> Flat file should be fairly easy to recognize ('file' should be able to
> do this for you), since it is just plain text.
> 
> skiplist should start with the following magic string:
> "\241\002\213\015skiplist file\0\0\0"
> 
> Berkeley DB should be anything else.

wont the file command produce different answers ? Well tell you one
is data and the other is a database.

(and just for a laugh )
add to magic file.
#Cyrus skiplist file
4       string  skiplist\ file  Cyrus skip list

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Simon Loader