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Bug 749689 - EOG should ignore the file extension and rely only on the magic header
EOG should ignore the file extension and rely only on the magic header
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 490067
Product: eog
Classification: Core
Component: image viewer
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: EOG Maintainers
EOG Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2015-05-21 17:05 UTC by flareonenator
Modified: 2015-10-25 17:04 UTC
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Description flareonenator 2015-05-21 17:05:01 UTC 
EOG displays an error if the file extension doesn't match the file magic header. However, if no extension is specified, it uses the magic header and correctly displays the file. 

Many images on the internet have a mismatch between the file extension and the actual file type. When these images are saved and opened using EOG, it displays an error. Why can't we just ignore the file extension are rely only on the magic type?
Comment 1 Felix Riemann 2015-10-25 17:04:54 UTC 
Thanks for taking the time to report this.
This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 490067 ***