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libguestfs/daemon/file.ml
Richard W.M. Jones c95d8c4cf6 daemon: Omit 'file -S' option on older distros that lack support
OpenSUSE LEAP 15 lacks support for this option, so test for it before
using it.

See also:
https://listman.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2023-September/032613.html

Reported-by: Olaf Hering
Fixes: commit 23986d3c4f
Reviewed-by: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
2023-09-21 15:09:14 +01:00

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(* guestfs-inspection
* Copyright (C) 2009-2023 Red Hat Inc.
*
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*
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*)
open Unix
open Printf
open Std_utils
open Utils
(* This runs the [file] command. *)
let file path =
let is_dev = is_device_parameter path in
(* For non-dev, check this is a regular file, else just return the
* file type as a string (RHBZ#582484).
*)
if not is_dev then (
let chroot = Chroot.create ~name:(sprintf "file: %s" path) () in
let statbuf = Chroot.f chroot lstat path in
match statbuf.st_kind with
| S_DIR -> "directory"
| S_CHR -> "character device"
| S_BLK -> "block device"
| S_FIFO -> "FIFO"
| S_LNK -> "symbolic link"
| S_SOCK -> "socket"
| S_REG ->
(* Regular file, so now run [file] on it. *)
let file_options =
sprintf "-z%sb"
(if File_helper.file_has_S_option () then "S" else "") in
let out = command "file" [file_options; Sysroot.sysroot_path path] in
(* We need to remove the trailing \n from output of file(1).
*
* Some upstream versions of file add a space at the end of the
* output. This is fixed in the Fedora version, but we might as
* well fix it here too. (RHBZ#928995).
*)
String.trimr out
)
else (* it's a device *) (
let file_options =
sprintf "-z%sbsL"
(if File_helper.file_has_S_option () then "S" else "") in
let out = command "file" [file_options; path] in
String.trimr out
)