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What is Composite Document File V2 Document?

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2015-06-11T18:01:57+00:00

I need to write a script to find out if a given document is of the format .doc or not. Iam using Amazon Linux machine. I tried to make use of the linux file command. For a given doc file(word document) the file command outputs the file information as following:

sample_file.doc: Composite Document File V2 Document, No summary info

I found out that file command provides the same file type information for 2003 excel files (.xls).

I want to know what all file types (like doc,xls) come under Composite Document File V2 Document and how I can check if given file is a doc file or not in Amazon Linux 2012 machine?

I tried to find the mime info of the particular file using "file --mime" command.

I got "application/msword" as mime type for most of the doc files.

For few files I got "application/CDFV2-encrypted" as the mime type.

What all are the possible mime types available for a microsoft doc file (.doc) ?

Is Composite Document File V2 Document and CDFV2  specific to microsoft document ? In that case how can I differentiate word doc files from other microsoft documents ?

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  1. John Korchok 232.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2015-06-12T20:43:04+00:00

    You'll get more results for your question if you post it in the Programming section of this forum instead of the Word section. Since you're a Linux user, I'd also suggest cross-posting on Stackoverflow

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