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| − | |purpose=Download legacy file formats | + | |
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| + | |purpose=Download legacy file formats form the UK Web Archive | ||
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|homepage=https://github.com/exponential-decay/moonshine | |homepage=https://github.com/exponential-decay/moonshine | ||
|license=Open source (see URL above) | |license=Open source (see URL above) | ||
|platforms=golang, all-major operating systems | |platforms=golang, all-major operating systems | ||
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<!-- Add one ore more categories to describe the function of the tool. Choose carefully, and view the list of existing categories first (see the Navigation sidebar on the left). The following are common category examples, remove those that don't apply --> | <!-- Add one ore more categories to describe the function of the tool. Choose carefully, and view the list of existing categories first (see the Navigation sidebar on the left). The following are common category examples, remove those that don't apply --> | ||
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
<!-- Describe the what the tool does, focusing on it's digital preservation value. Keep it factual. --> | <!-- Describe the what the tool does, focusing on it's digital preservation value. Keep it factual. --> | ||
| − | Download sample legacy file formats from the UK Web Archive Shine service | + | Download sample legacy file formats from the UK Web Archive Shine service based on a file's first four bytes (FFB). |
| − | Shine's public interface enables searching for sample files using a file's first four-bytes, if | + | Shine's public interface enables searching for sample files using a file's first four-bytes, if they are known. This utility uses the same GET request to build a set of files to download, or return a single example, which can then be requested using '''wget'''. Examples are provided in the tool's [https://github.com/exponential-decay/moonshine/blob/master/README.md README.md]. [https://github.com/exponential-decay/moonshine/releases Releases] are available in all major platform. Issues and pull-requests to improve its stability are welcome. Please use responsibly and don't needlessly poll the Shine service! |
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== User Experiences == | == User Experiences == | ||
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