OTHERS
application/octet-stream
Magic Bytes
Offset: 0
EF BB BF
The OTHERS format refers to generic plain text files encoded in UTF-8, a standard maintained by the Unicode Consortium for consistent character representation. These files are primarily used for cross-platform data exchange, configuration settings, and simple documentation where universal character support is required. Although considered safe, the specific signature identifies a byte order mark that may cause minor display issues in older, legacy applications that lack modern encoding support.
Validation Code
How to validate .others files in Python
Python
def is_others(file_path: str) -> bool:
"""Check if file is a valid OTHERS by magic bytes."""
signature = bytes([0xEF, 0xBB, 0xBF])
with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
return f.read(3) == signatureHow to validate .others files in Node.js
Node.js
function isOTHERS(buffer: Buffer): boolean {
const signature = Buffer.from([0xEF, 0xBB, 0xBF]);
return buffer.subarray(0, 3).equals(signature);
}
Go
func IsOTHERS(data []byte) bool {
signature := []byte{0xEF, 0xBB, 0xBF}
if len(data) < 3 {
return false
}
return bytes.Equal(data[:3], signature)
}API Endpoint
GET
/api/v1/others
curl https://filesignature.org/api/v1/others