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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0000698 | file | General | public | 2025-12-03 09:43 | 2025-12-03 10:18 |
| Reporter | nabinkhanal00 | Assigned To | |||
| Priority | normal | Severity | minor | Reproducibility | always |
| Status | new | Resolution | open | ||
| Platform | x86_64 GNU/Linux | OS | Ubuntu | OS Version | 24.04.3 |
| Product Version | 5.45 | ||||
| Summary | 0000698: file command reports mime type of a text file as application/SIMH-tape-data | ||||
| Description | Ubuntu 20.04 uses file v5.38. It says file is of type `text/plain`. root@spectra:/home/support# file -i system_metrics.log system_metrics.log: text/plain; charset=us-ascii However, Ubuntu 24.04 uses file v5.45. It says file is of type `application/SIMH-tape-data`. root@demo:~# file -i /home/support/system_metrics.log /home/support/system_metrics.log: application/SIMH-tape-data; charset=us-ascii | ||||
| Steps To Reproduce | Run `file -i <file_name> ` command on two versions (Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu24.04). | ||||
| Tags | No tags attached. | ||||
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 09:43 | nabinkhanal00 | New Issue | |
| 2025-12-03 09:43 | nabinkhanal00 | File Added: system_metrics.log.gz |
