Interestingly, file(1) can't identify lzma(1)-compressed files (they show up as data), but unlzma(1) reassuringly knows the difference between LZMA and random d

Interestingly, file(1) can't identify lzma(1)-compressed files (they show up as data), but unlzma(1) reassuringly knows the difference between LZMA and random data. This came up once or twice in DEFCON CTF quals (http://www.vnsecurity.net/2010/05/defcon-18-quals-writeups-collection/ http://www.vnsecurity.net/2010/05/defcon-18-quals-writeups-c...).