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-** ALPHA TEST RELEASE **
-You are getting this ahead of the rest of the world because
-you need it or because I like you or something. Please do not
-forward it to anybody yet. The "official" version will appear
-in mod.sources at a theater or USENET site near you in time
-for the Christmas rush. 
-
 ** File(1) Command **
-This is Ian Darwin's (copyright but distributable unmodified)
-file(1) command. It follows the USG (Sys V) model of the file
-command, rather than the Research (V7) version. That is, there
-is a file (/etc/magic) that contains much of the ritual information
-that is the source of this program's power. It knows a little
-more magic (including tar archives) than System V; the /etc/magic
-parsing seems to be compatible with the (poorly documented)
-System V /etc/magic format. 
+
+This is Ian Darwin's (copyright but distributable) file(1)
+command. It follows the USG (Sys V) model of the file command,
+rather than the Research (V7) version or the V7-derived Berkeley
+one. That is, there is a file (/etc/magic) that contains much
+of the ritual information that is the source of this program's
+power. It knows a little more magic (including tar archives)
+than System V; the /etc/magic parsing seems to be compatible
+with the (poorly documented) System V /etc/magic format (with
+one exception; see the man page).
 
 In addition, the /etc/magic file is built from a subdirectory
-for easier maintenance. At the instigation of John Gilmore,
-I will act as a clearinghouse for magic numbers assigned to
-all sorts of whacko data files that are in reasonable circulation.
-Send your whacko magic numbers, in file(5) format please(!), to the 
-address above.
+for easier maintenance.  I will act as a clearinghouse for
+magic numbers assigned to all sorts of whacko data files that
+are in reasonable circulation. Send your whacko magic numbers,
+in file(5) format please(!), to the  author, Ian Darwin,
+{utzoo|ihnp4}!darwin!ian, ian@sq.com. 
 
 LEGAL.NOTICE - read this first.
-README - read this second.
-Makefile - read this third.
-TODO - read this last (sigh).
+README - read this second (you are currently reading this file).
+PORTING - read this next.
+Makefile - read this next, fix it if needed, type "make".
 apprentice.c - parses /etc/magic to learn magic
 ascmagic.c - third & last set of tests, based on hardwired assumptions.
-core - not included in distribution
+core - not included in distribution due to mailer limitations.
 debug.c - includes -c printout routine
 file.1 - man page
+magic.4 - another man page, courtesy Guy Harris.
 file.c - main program
 file.h - fairly standard header file
 fsmagic.c - first set of tests the program runs, based on filesystem info
-is_tar.c - knows about tarchives (courtesy of Fred Blonder, U Maryland)
+is_tar.c - knows about tarchives (courtesy of John Gilmore).
 magdir - directory of /etc/magic pieces
 names.h - header file for ascmagic.c
 softmagic.c - 2nd set of tests, based on /etc/magic
+strtok.c - in case you need it (from Henry Spencer).
 strtol.c - in case you need it
-strtol.tst.c - in case you need to test it
-