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Very smart and useful, because it tests the complete file and not only the first or a few line.

halloleo
– halloleo

2015-05-19 00:04:35 +00:00
Commented May 19, 2015 at 0:04
While this is a good answer, not all distributions come with this installed out of the box. I prefer this method, but the answer by @GypsyCosmonaut is better since it relies on no other dependencies other than CoreUtils, which is part of every linux distribution.

fourpastmidnight
– fourpastmidnight

2025-10-27 20:30:48 +00:00
Commented Oct 27 at 20:30

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