llvm::identify_magic

Synopses

Declared in <llvm/BinaryFormat/Magic.h>

Identify the type of a binary file based on how magical it is.

file_magic
identify_magic(StringRef magic);

Get and identify path's type based on its content.

std::error_code
identify_magic(
    Twine const& path,
    file_magic& result);

The identified file_magic kind for the given bytes.
errc::success if result has been successfully set, otherwise a platform-specific error_code.

Name	Description
magic	Leading bytes of the file used for magic identification.
path	Input path.
result	Set to the type of file, or file_magic::unknown.