From: porkchop@invalid.foo

On Sun, 7 Dec 2025 19:01:02 +0000, Richard Harnden wrote:

> A text file is supposed to end with a '\n' (M$, of course, largely
> ignores this convention), but a quick test could be:
>
>          f = fopen(path, "rb");
>
>          fseek(f, -1, SEEK_END);
>
>          if ( (c = fgetc(f)) == '\n' )
>              printf("Text\n");
>          else
>              printf("Binary\n");
>
>          fclose(f);
>
> Be aware of false positives/negatives, because I'm sure there will be
> plenty :)

Thank you Richard. Interesting thoughts.


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