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[Bug 2122399] [NEW] file doesnt recognize MSDOS text files

 

Public bug reported:

It was traditional in MS-DOS to end text files in a control-Z (ASCII codepoint 26 or 1A-hex)
However this last character throws off file and it says "data"
Removing it says ASCII text with CRLF line terminators

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.04
Package: file 1:5.45-3build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-29.29-generic 6.14.8
Uname: Linux 6.14.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Sep  9 13:41:18 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-12-22 (1356 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
SourcePackage: file
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: file (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug plucky wayland-session

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Title:
  file doesnt recognize MSDOS text files

Status in file package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  It was traditional in MS-DOS to end text files in a control-Z (ASCII codepoint 26 or 1A-hex)
  However this last character throws off file and it says "data"
  Removing it says ASCII text with CRLF line terminators

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.04
  Package: file 1:5.45-3build1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-29.29-generic 6.14.8
  Uname: Linux 6.14.0-29-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Tue Sep  9 13:41:18 2025
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-12-22 (1356 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
  SourcePackage: file
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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