Re: Uploading MIDI files

Jens-
> Is there any easy way to verify that a file is a MIDI file?
> We only allow uploads of files for which we can verify that the content
> matches the file suffix.

The Unix file command supports many file formats, including MIDI files:

moeller <at> peace:~/projekte/wiki$ file Soundtrack.mid
Soundtrack.mid: Standard MIDI data (format 1) using 12 tracks at 1/120
moeller <at> peace:~/projekte/wiki$ mv Soundtrack.mid xyue3r923
moeller <at> peace:~/projekte/wiki$ file xyue3r923
xyue3r923: Standard MIDI data (format 1) using 12 tracks at 1/120

file uses header information ("magic numbers") to determine the file type.

Regards,

Erik