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| − | * [https://github.com/ Github] - Good place to search for "magic" values. Usually four bytes, search for the decimal and hexadecimal values both big and little endian. | + | * [https://github.com/ Github] - Good place to search for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_number_(programming) "magic"] values. Usually four bytes, search for the decimal and hexadecimal values both big and little endian. |
Existing file format description: | Existing file format description: | ||
* [https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/descriptions.shtml Library of Congress] | * [https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/descriptions.shtml Library of Congress] | ||
* [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-winprotlp/92b33e19-6fff-496b-86c3-d168206f9845 Microsoft Protocols] | * [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-winprotlp/92b33e19-6fff-496b-86c3-d168206f9845 Microsoft Protocols] | ||
