On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 04:03:12PM +0200, Jan Stary wrote:
> > I mean there are scores of files out there that are misnamed or
> > otherwise without indication of format. Unless you can somehow fix
> > every mistake on the internet, that's not going to change.
>
> And even that is not a reason to have the libmagic functionality
> in_SoX_itself. Find out what the format is (possibly with file(1)),
> and then run sox on it with the appropriate --type.
This appears to be a choice between:
"Everyone write a script that converts 'file' output to 'sox' arguments."
and
"Just use 'sox --magic' and forget about it."
IMO, as far as user friendliness goes, the latter wins. Not having to
re-invent the wheel is a nicety that should not be overlooked.
--
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stockings and a Jack Russell terrier."
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