From: porkchop@invalid.foo   
      
   On Sun, 7 Dec 2025 19:01:02 +0000, Richard Harnden wrote:   
      
   > A text file is supposed to end with a '\n' (M$, of course, largely   
   > ignores this convention), but a quick test could be:   
   >   
   >          f = fopen(path, "rb");   
   >   
   >          fseek(f, -1, SEEK_END);   
   >   
   >          if ( (c = fgetc(f)) == '\n' )   
   >              printf("Text\n");   
   >          else   
   >              printf("Binary\n");   
   >   
   >          fclose(f);   
   >   
   > Be aware of false positives/negatives, because I'm sure there will be   
   > plenty :)   
      
   Thank you Richard. Interesting thoughts.   
      
      
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