Magic.Init

Maintainer : [e-mail] Stability : provisional Portability: portable

Initialization and shutdown for magic programs

Written by John Goerzen, [e-mail]

Documentation

magicOpen :: [MagicFlag] -> IO Magic

Create a Magic object. You must call either magicLoadDefault or magicLoad after this.

magicLoad :: Magic -> String -> IO ()

Load the specified magic database(s). The given string may contain multiple colon-separated pathnames.

magicLoadDefault :: Magic -> IO ()

Load the system's default magic database.