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| * **name** is the name of the binary format. | * **name** is the name of the binary format. | ||
| * **type** is either **E** or **M** | * **type** is either **E** or **M** | ||
| - | ** If it is **E**, the executable file format is identified by its filename extension: **magic** is the file extension to be associated with the binary format; **offset** and **mask** are ignored. | + | |
| - | ** If it is **M**, the format is identified by **magic** number at an absolute **offset** in the file and **mask** is a bitmask indicating which bits in the number are significant. | + | * If it is **M**, the format is identified by **magic** number at an absolute **offset** in the file and **mask** is a bitmask indicating which bits in the number are significant. |
| * **interpreter** is a program that is to be run with the matching file as an argument. | * **interpreter** is a program that is to be run with the matching file as an argument. | ||
