diff --git a/tools/magic b/tools/magic
index 43e8affbd3..5a0c2ccfbb 100644
--- a/tools/magic
+++ b/tools/magic
@@ -1,30 +1,23 @@
-# Add the contents of this file to either $HOME/.magic
-# or /etc/magic so that the file(1) command can recognize
+
+# These definitions are included in file since version 5.41.
+# https://www.darwinsys.com/file/ https://github.com/file/file
+# If you have an older version of the software, add the
+# contents of this file to either $HOME/.magic or
+# /etc/magic so that the file(1) command can recognize
 # your LAMMPS files and print some useful information.
-# Last change: 2021-03-15 by akohlmey@gmail.com
+#
+# Last change: 2025-05-28 by akohlmey@gmail.com
 
-# Binary restart file for the LAMMPS MD code, https://www.lammps.org
-
-# written on a little endian machine
+# Binary restart file for the LAMMPS MD code
 0            string  LammpS\ RestartT  LAMMPS binary restart file
->16          lelong  0x0001
->>20         lelong  x                 (rev %d),
->>>32        string  x                 Version %s,
->>>>&41      string  x                 Units %s,
->>>>>&5      lequad  x                 Timestep %lld,
->>>>>>0x10   lelong  0x0001            Little Endian
-
-# written on a big endian machine
-0            string  LammpS\ RestartT  LAMMPS binary restart file
->16          lelong  0x1000            Big Endian
->>20         belong  x                 (rev %d),
->>>32        string  x                 Version %s,
->>>>&41      string  x                 Units %s,
->>>>>&5      bequad  x                 Timestep %lld,
->>>>>>0x10   lelong  0x1000            Big Endian
+>0x14        long    x                 (rev %d),
+>>0x20       string  x                 Version %s,
+>>>&41       string  x                 Units %s,
+>>>>&5       quad    x                 Timestep %lld,
+>>>>>0x10    lelong  0x0001            Little Endian
+>>>>>0x10    lelong  0x1000            Big Endian
 
 # Atom style binary dump file for the LAMMPS MD code, https://www.lammps.org
-
 # written on a little endian machine
 0         lequad  -8
 >0x08     string  DUMPATOM     LAMMPS atom style binary dump
@@ -39,7 +32,7 @@
 >>>0x10   lelong  0x1000       Big Endian,
 >>>>0x18  bequad  x            First time step: %lld
 
-# Atom style binary dump file for the LAMMPS MD code, https://www.lammps.org
+# Atom style binary dump file for the LAMMPS MD code
 # written on a little endian machine
 0         lequad  -10
 >0x08     string  DUMPCUSTOM   LAMMPS custom style binary dump
@@ -64,7 +57,7 @@
 >0x12  string msi2lmp             written by msi2lmp
 >0x11  string via\ write_data     written by LAMMPS
 
-# Data file written by OVITO
+# LAMMPS data file written by OVITO
 0      string #\ LAMMPS\ data\ file   LAMMPS data file
 >0x13  string written\ by\ OVITO      written by OVITO