magicfix

Command-line tool to repair your file extensions

File signatures are from both Wikipedia as well as ftyps.com.
The tool only depends on the C Standard Libraries so it practically compiles anywhere, even on your phone!

Usage

Tool

magicfix /path/to/file.ext some.file.lol ../more/.dotfiles

Library

This project is also designed to be used as a library. Just clone or submodule this repository into your include-Path. You should be able to access it with:

#include <magicfix/magicfix.h>

The full documentation is available in the Wiki.

Installation

This section is only about self-compilation. Check the Release Page for prebuilt binaries.

Windows (MSVC)

Requirements:

Visual Studio 2022
Desktop C++ Workflow

Instructions

Open Visual Studio and clone the repository: https://github.com/Stridsvagn69420/magicfix.git
Switch to Folder View in the Project Explorer
Select magicfix.exe as the Start Element
(Optional) Choose your desired build target (x64-Release by default)
Build the Project with Ctrl + B
The tool is located at ./out/build/{build-target}/magicfix.exe

Windows (MSYS2) and Unix

Requirements:

cmake
make
gcc or clang
git
UCRT recommended (Windows only)

Instructions:

Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/Stridsvagn69420/magicfix.git && cd magicfix
Build the repository: make (Also define the env variable CC_NATIVE to optimize for your CPU)
Install the program on your systen: sudo make install (Unix only)

Or use the Linux One Line Installer™️:

git clone https://github.com/Stridsvagn69420/magicfix.git && cd magicfix && make && sudo make install && make clean && cd .. && rm -rf magicfix