Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 years agoMost many file types are just a renamed .zipmessage-squaremessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down128
arrow-up198arrow-down1message-squareMost many file types are just a renamed .zipInterstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 years agomessage-square45linkfedilink
minus-squarefine_sandy_bottomlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWhat happens if I put an mp3 or an epub file in there with the xml? Is it still a word document?
minus-squareboletus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoMaybe, I was just giving an example. Like Java jar files are just zip files with other jars in them.
minus-squarefine_sandy_bottomlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoMy point is that the formats we’re talking about define the content. Like it’s not “just a zip file” merely because it’s compressed. The format defines the data that may be included.
What happens if I put an mp3 or an epub file in there with the xml? Is it still a word document?
Maybe, I was just giving an example. Like Java jar files are just zip files with other jars in them.
My point is that the formats we’re talking about define the content. Like it’s not “just a zip file” merely because it’s compressed. The format defines the data that may be included.