/magic

WTF are those magic numbers?!!

Primary LanguagePython

Magic

When you are gnireenigne some binary file, have you ever wondered, WTF are those magic numbers?

When you are browsing source code of a giant project, have you ever complained, what are the values of those magic constants?

Here you are, magic SOLVES these issues for you, just like magic.

Usage

$ magic.py (number|name) [keyword | [keyword] ...]

examples here:

$ magic.py 11 open
$ magic.py 15 signal
$ magic.py 10240 term iflags
$ magic.py term signal
$ magic.py creat open

# list all consts in open
$ magic.py '' open

# list all consts with value of 1024
$ magic.py 1024

Screenshot

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installation

  • python2/3
  • termcolor (optional, for color output support) $ pip install termcolor

Call for PULL Request!

The framework is basically finished, but we need to fill with a lot of magic numbers to make magic really useful. Please contribute your magic.