> $ chft latex_sjis myfile.tex
> $ chft -R latex2e_class $TEXMF/tex/latex/base
>
> This would allow getting rid of the unstable file(1) mechanism.
A noble thought, maybe even worth pursuing. If someone
feels like starting a flamewar over this, please remove
me from the CC:...
> At first sight this may look like a proposal to bloat the Unix file
> system. But the filetype info really belongs into each directory
> entry, because
Nope. If you want a scheme like this, implement it in the
INODE. Directory entries are meant for something entirely
else...
Rik.
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