diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/0001-PR-745-streamout-Don-t-flush-when-trying-to-set-nega.patch b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/0001-PR-745-streamout-Don-t-flush-when-trying-to-set-nega.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 77ad10f252c7..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/0001-PR-745-streamout-Don-t-flush-when-trying-to-set-nega.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-From 12b76648185104ce9118d8b5fa57aa34a77ad084 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Christos Zoulas <christos@zoulas.com>
-Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:00:20 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH] PR/745: streamout: Don't flush when trying to set negative
- offsets     on pipes, just continue, fixes 'cat file.zip | file -'
-
----
- ChangeLog       |  2 ++
- src/softmagic.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++------
- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/softmagic.c b/src/softmagic.c
-index 7cf7c798..a5e758eb 100644
---- a/src/softmagic.c
-+++ b/src/softmagic.c
-@@ -245,14 +245,19 @@ match(struct magic_set *ms, struct magic *magic, file_regex_t **magic_rxcomp,
- flush:
- 			/* Skip sub-tests */
- 			while (magindex < nmagic - 1 &&
--			    magic[magindex + 1].cont_level != 0)
-+			    magic[magindex + 1].cont_level != 0) {
- 				magindex++;
-+			}
- 			cont_level = 0;
- 			continue; /* Skip to next top-level test*/
- 		}
- 
--		if (msetoffset(ms, m, &bb, b, offset, cont_level) == -1)
--			goto flush;
-+		if (msetoffset(ms, m, &bb, b, offset, cont_level) == -1) {
-+			if (b->elen == FILE_BADSIZE)
-+				continue;
-+			else
-+				goto flush;
-+		}
- 		ms->line = m->lineno;
- 
- 		/* if main entry matches, print it... */
-@@ -347,8 +352,13 @@ flush:
- 				 */
- 				cont_level = m->cont_level;
- 			}
--			if (msetoffset(ms, m, &bb, b, offset, cont_level) == -1)
--				goto flush;
-+			if (msetoffset(ms, m, &bb, b, offset, cont_level)
-+			    == -1) {
-+				if (b->elen == FILE_BADSIZE)
-+					continue;
-+				else
-+					goto flush;
-+			}
- 			if (m->flag & OFFADD) {
- 				if (cont_level == 0) {
- 					if ((ms->flags & MAGIC_DEBUG) != 0)
--- 
-2.53.0
-
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/0002-PR-725-inliniac-Revert-previous-and-always-set-offse.patch b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/0002-PR-725-inliniac-Revert-previous-and-always-set-offse.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ff405c446597..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/0002-PR-725-inliniac-Revert-previous-and-always-set-offse.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-From c54605718190ad8fe9c25cb475f1f32ca7cd54f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Christos Zoulas <christos@zoulas.com>
-Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:15:14 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH] PR/725: inliniac: Revert previous and always set offset.
-
----
- src/softmagic.c | 5 ++---
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/softmagic.c b/src/softmagic.c
-index 9aaf8b3e..7cf7c798 100644
---- a/src/softmagic.c
-+++ b/src/softmagic.c
-@@ -1577,8 +1577,7 @@ normal:
- 			ms->offset = offset;
- 			ms->eoffset = 0;
- 		} else {
--			if (b->fd != -1)
--				ms->offset = ms->eoffset + offset;
-+			ms->offset = ms->eoffset + offset;
- 		}
- 	}
- 	if ((ms->flags & MAGIC_DEBUG) != 0) {
--- 
-2.51.2
-
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/0003-Add-LE-BE-GUID.patch b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/0003-Add-LE-BE-GUID.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 69e52586b5f6..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/0003-Add-LE-BE-GUID.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,631 +0,0 @@
-From 797a275514c80303accbd821df9692b04f6020e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Christos Zoulas <christos@zoulas.com>
-Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:56:49 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH] Add LE/BE GUID
-
-(OPNA2608: removed hunks that change file modification dates, as they
-make it more difficult to apply the patch)
-
-(OPNA2608: merge typo fix 2866af2e51beb40afe35d2ff5e765991ac459237)
-
----
- doc/magic.man    |   8 ++--
- src/Makefile.am  |   3 +-
- src/apprentice.c | 121 ++++++++++-------------------------------------
- src/file.h       |  31 ++++++------
- src/funcs.c      |  30 +++++++++---
- src/print.c      |  11 +++--
- src/softmagic.c  |  18 ++++++-
- src/swap.c       | 101 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- src/swap.h       |  48 +++++++++++++++++++
- 9 files changed, 247 insertions(+), 124 deletions(-)
- create mode 100644 src/swap.c
- create mode 100644 src/swap.h
-
-diff --git a/doc/magic.man b/doc/magic.man
-index aa9f8da247..bad8111b28 100644
---- a/doc/magic.man
-+++ b/doc/magic.man
-@@ -373,7 +373,9 @@ The DER types are:
- .Dv rel-oid-iri .
- These types can be followed by an optional numeric size, which indicates
- the field width in bytes.
--.It Dv guid
-+.It Dv guid ,
-+.It Dv leguid ,
-+.It Dv beguid 
- A Globally Unique Identifier, parsed and printed as
- XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX.
- Its format is a string.
-diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
-index 64c0414367..10cf6fcb23 100644
---- a/src/Makefile.am
-+++ b/src/Makefile.am
-@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ AM_CFLAGS = $(CFLAG_VISIBILITY) @WARNINGS@
- libmagic_la_SOURCES = buffer.c magic.c apprentice.c softmagic.c ascmagic.c \
- 	encoding.c compress.c is_csv.c is_json.c is_simh.c is_tar.c readelf.c \
- 	print.c fsmagic.c funcs.c file.h readelf.h tar.h apptype.c der.c der.h \
--	file_opts.h elfclass.h mygetopt.h cdf.c cdf_time.c readcdf.c cdf.h
-+	file_opts.h elfclass.h mygetopt.h cdf.c cdf_time.c readcdf.c cdf.h \
-+	swap.c swap.h
- libmagic_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 1:0:0
- if MINGW
- MINGWLIBS = -lgnurx -lshlwapi
-diff --git a/src/apprentice.c b/src/apprentice.c
-index a6ab9e7c30..b67897b45a 100644
---- a/src/apprentice.c
-+++ b/src/apprentice.c
-@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
- #endif	/* lint */
- 
- #include "magic.h"
-+#include "swap.h"
- #include <stdlib.h>
- #ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
- #include <unistd.h>
-@@ -50,12 +51,6 @@ FILE_RCSID("@(#)$File: apprentice.c,v 1.373 2026/04/17 14:58:57 christos Exp $")
- #endif
- #include <dirent.h>
- #include <limits.h>
--#ifdef HAVE_BYTESWAP_H
--#include <byteswap.h>
--#endif
--#ifdef HAVE_SYS_BSWAP_H
--#include <sys/bswap.h>
--#endif
- 
- 
- #define	EATAB {while (*l && isascii(CAST(unsigned char, *l)) && \
-@@ -131,20 +126,6 @@ file_private void mlist_free(struct mlist *);
- file_private void byteswap(struct magic *, uint32_t);
- file_private void bs1(struct magic *);
- 
--#if defined(HAVE_BYTESWAP_H)
--#define swap2(x)	bswap_16(x)
--#define swap4(x)	bswap_32(x)
--#define swap8(x)	bswap_64(x)
--#elif defined(HAVE_SYS_BSWAP_H)
--#define swap2(x)	bswap16(x)
--#define swap4(x)	bswap32(x)
--#define swap8(x)	bswap64(x)
--#else
--file_private uint16_t swap2(uint16_t);
--file_private uint32_t swap4(uint32_t);
--file_private uint64_t swap8(uint64_t);
--#endif
--
- file_private char *mkdbname(struct magic_set *, const char *, int);
- file_private struct magic_map *apprentice_buf(struct magic_set *, struct magic *,
-     size_t);
-@@ -285,6 +266,8 @@ static const struct type_tbl_s type_tbl[] = {
- 	{ XX("clear"),		FILE_CLEAR,		FILE_FMT_NONE },
- 	{ XX("der"),		FILE_DER,		FILE_FMT_STR },
- 	{ XX("guid"),		FILE_GUID,		FILE_FMT_STR },
-+	{ XX("leguid"),		FILE_LEGUID,		FILE_FMT_STR },
-+	{ XX("beguid"),		FILE_BEGUID,		FILE_FMT_STR },
- 	{ XX("offset"),		FILE_OFFSET,		FILE_FMT_QUAD },
- 	{ XX("bevarint"),	FILE_BEVARINT,		FILE_FMT_STR },
- 	{ XX("levarint"),	FILE_LEVARINT,		FILE_FMT_STR },
-@@ -926,6 +909,8 @@ typesize(int type)
- 	case FILE_LEVARINT:
- 		return 8;
- 
-+	case FILE_LEGUID:
-+	case FILE_BEGUID:
- 	case FILE_GUID:
- 		return 16;
- 
-@@ -989,6 +974,8 @@ apprentice_magic_strength_1(const struct magic *m)
- 	case FILE_BEVARINT:
- 	case FILE_LEVARINT:
- 	case FILE_GUID:
-+	case FILE_LEGUID:
-+	case FILE_BEGUID:
- 	case FILE_BEID3:
- 	case FILE_LEID3:
- 	case FILE_OFFSET:
-@@ -1251,6 +1238,8 @@ set_test_type(struct magic *mstart, struct magic *m)
- 	case FILE_LEVARINT:
- 	case FILE_DER:
- 	case FILE_GUID:
-+	case FILE_LEGUID:
-+	case FILE_BEGUID:
- 	case FILE_OFFSET:
- 	case FILE_MSDOSDATE:
- 	case FILE_BEMSDOSDATE:
-@@ -1733,6 +1722,8 @@ file_signextend(struct magic_set *ms, struct magic *m, uint64_t v)
- 		case FILE_CLEAR:
- 		case FILE_DER:
- 		case FILE_GUID:
-+		case FILE_LEGUID:
-+		case FILE_BEGUID:
- 		case FILE_OCTAL:
- 			break;
- 		default:
-@@ -2943,6 +2934,8 @@ getvalue(struct magic_set *ms, struct magic *m, const char **p, int action)
- 		if (errno == 0)
- 			*p = ep;
- 		return 0;
-+	case FILE_BEGUID:
-+	case FILE_LEGUID:
- 	case FILE_GUID:
- 		if (file_parse_guid(*p, m->value.guid) == -1) {
- 			file_magwarn(ms, "Error parsing guid `%s'", *p);
-@@ -3418,7 +3411,7 @@ check_buffer(struct magic_set *ms, struct magic_map *map, const char *dbname)
- 
- 	ptr = CAST(uint32_t *, map->p);
- 	if (*ptr != MAGICNO) {
--		if (swap4(*ptr) != MAGICNO) {
-+		if (file_swap4(*ptr) != MAGICNO) {
- 			file_error(ms, 0, "bad magic in `%s'", dbname);
- 			return -1;
- 		}
-@@ -3426,7 +3419,7 @@ check_buffer(struct magic_set *ms, struct magic_map *map, const char *dbname)
- 	} else
- 		needsbyteswap = 0;
- 	if (needsbyteswap)
--		version = swap4(ptr[1]);
-+		version = file_swap4(ptr[1]);
- 	else
- 		version = ptr[1];
- 	if (version != VERSIONNO) {
-@@ -3439,7 +3432,7 @@ check_buffer(struct magic_set *ms, struct magic_map *map, const char *dbname)
- 	nentries = 0;
- 	for (i = 0; i < MAGIC_SETS; i++) {
- 		if (needsbyteswap)
--			map->nmagic[i] = swap4(ptr[i + 2]);
-+			map->nmagic[i] = file_swap4(ptr[i + 2]);
- 		else
- 			map->nmagic[i] = ptr[i + 2];
- 		if (map->nmagic[i] > entries) {
-@@ -3577,69 +3570,6 @@ byteswap(struct magic *magic, uint32_t nmagic)
- 		bs1(&magic[i]);
- }
- 
--#if !defined(HAVE_BYTESWAP_H) && !defined(HAVE_SYS_BSWAP_H)
--/*
-- * swap a short
-- */
--file_private uint16_t
--swap2(uint16_t sv)
--{
--	uint16_t rv;
--	uint8_t *s = RCAST(uint8_t *, RCAST(void *, &sv));
--	uint8_t *d = RCAST(uint8_t *, RCAST(void *, &rv));
--	d[0] = s[1];
--	d[1] = s[0];
--	return rv;
--}
--
--/*
-- * swap an int
-- */
--file_private uint32_t
--swap4(uint32_t sv)
--{
--	uint32_t rv;
--	uint8_t *s = RCAST(uint8_t *, RCAST(void *, &sv));
--	uint8_t *d = RCAST(uint8_t *, RCAST(void *, &rv));
--	d[0] = s[3];
--	d[1] = s[2];
--	d[2] = s[1];
--	d[3] = s[0];
--	return rv;
--}
--
--/*
-- * swap a quad
-- */
--file_private uint64_t
--swap8(uint64_t sv)
--{
--	uint64_t rv;
--	uint8_t *s = RCAST(uint8_t *, RCAST(void *, &sv));
--	uint8_t *d = RCAST(uint8_t *, RCAST(void *, &rv));
--# if 0
--	d[0] = s[3];
--	d[1] = s[2];
--	d[2] = s[1];
--	d[3] = s[0];
--	d[4] = s[7];
--	d[5] = s[6];
--	d[6] = s[5];
--	d[7] = s[4];
--# else
--	d[0] = s[7];
--	d[1] = s[6];
--	d[2] = s[5];
--	d[3] = s[4];
--	d[4] = s[3];
--	d[5] = s[2];
--	d[6] = s[1];
--	d[7] = s[0];
--# endif
--	return rv;
--}
--#endif
--
- file_protected uintmax_t 
- file_varint2uintmax_t(const unsigned char *us, int t, size_t *l)
- {
-@@ -3676,16 +3606,16 @@ file_varint2uintmax_t(const unsigned char *us, int t, size_t *l)
- file_private void
- bs1(struct magic *m)
- {
--	m->flag = swap2(m->flag);
--	m->offset = swap4(CAST(uint32_t, m->offset));
--	m->in_offset = swap4(CAST(uint32_t, m->in_offset));
--	m->lineno = swap4(CAST(uint32_t, m->lineno));
-+	m->flag = file_swap2(m->flag);
-+	m->offset = file_swap4(CAST(uint32_t, m->offset));
-+	m->in_offset = file_swap4(CAST(uint32_t, m->in_offset));
-+	m->lineno = file_swap4(CAST(uint32_t, m->lineno));
- 	if (IS_STRING(m->type)) {
--		m->str_range = swap4(m->str_range);
--		m->str_flags = swap4(m->str_flags);
-+		m->str_range = file_swap4(m->str_range);
-+		m->str_flags = file_swap4(m->str_flags);
- 	} else {
--		m->value.q = swap8(m->value.q);
--		m->num_mask = swap8(m->num_mask);
-+		m->value.q = file_swap8(m->value.q);
-+		m->num_mask = file_swap8(m->num_mask);
- 	}
- }
- 
-@@ -3708,6 +3638,7 @@ file_pstring_length_size(struct magic_set *ms, const struct magic *m)
- 		return FILE_BADSIZE;
- 	}
- }
-+
- file_protected size_t
- file_pstring_get_length(struct magic_set *ms, const struct magic *m,
-     const char *ss)
-diff --git a/src/file.h b/src/file.h
-index 258b776976..25e365351d 100644
---- a/src/file.h
-+++ b/src/file.h
-@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
- #define MAXstring 128		/* max len of "string" types */
- 
- #define MAGICNO		0xF11E041C
--#define VERSIONNO	20
-+#define VERSIONNO	21
- #define FILE_MAGICSIZE	432
- 
- #define FILE_GUID_SIZE	sizeof("XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX")
-@@ -292,17 +292,19 @@ struct magic {
- #define				FILE_CLEAR		47
- #define				FILE_DER		48
- #define				FILE_GUID		49
--#define				FILE_OFFSET		50
--#define				FILE_BEVARINT		51
--#define				FILE_LEVARINT		52
--#define				FILE_MSDOSDATE		53
--#define				FILE_LEMSDOSDATE	54
--#define				FILE_BEMSDOSDATE	55
--#define				FILE_MSDOSTIME		56
--#define				FILE_LEMSDOSTIME	57
--#define				FILE_BEMSDOSTIME	58
--#define				FILE_OCTAL		59
--#define				FILE_NAMES_SIZE		60 /* size of array to contain all names */
-+#define				FILE_LEGUID		50
-+#define				FILE_BEGUID		51
-+#define				FILE_OFFSET		52
-+#define				FILE_BEVARINT		53
-+#define				FILE_LEVARINT		54
-+#define				FILE_MSDOSDATE		55
-+#define				FILE_LEMSDOSDATE	56
-+#define				FILE_BEMSDOSDATE	57
-+#define				FILE_MSDOSTIME		58
-+#define				FILE_LEMSDOSTIME	59
-+#define				FILE_BEMSDOSTIME	60
-+#define				FILE_OCTAL		61
-+#define				FILE_NAMES_SIZE		62 /* size of array to contain all names */
- 
- #define IS_STRING(t) \
- 	((t) == FILE_STRING || \
-@@ -558,7 +560,8 @@ file_protected int file_separator(struct magic_set *);
- file_protected char *file_copystr(char *, size_t, size_t, const char *);
- file_protected int file_checkfmt(char *, size_t, const char *);
- file_protected size_t file_printedlen(const struct magic_set *);
--file_protected int file_print_guid(char *, size_t, const uint64_t *);
-+file_protected int file_print_leguid(char *, size_t, const uint64_t *);
-+file_protected int file_print_beguid(char *, size_t, const uint64_t *);
- file_protected int file_parse_guid(const char *, uint64_t *);
- file_protected int file_replace(struct magic_set *, const char *, const char *);
- file_protected int file_printf(struct magic_set *, const char *, ...)
-diff --git a/src/funcs.c b/src/funcs.c
-index dd80198f36..e5782bf2e8 100644
---- a/src/funcs.c
-+++ b/src/funcs.c
-@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
- #endif	/* lint */
- 
- #include "magic.h"
-+#include "swap.h"
- #include <assert.h>
- #include <stdarg.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
-@@ -934,12 +935,9 @@ file_parse_guid(const char *s, uint64_t *guid)
- 	return 0;
- }
- 
--file_protected int
--file_print_guid(char *str, size_t len, const uint64_t *guid)
-+file_private int
-+file_print_guid(char *str, size_t len, const struct guid *g)
- {
--	const struct guid *g = CAST(const struct guid *,
--	    CAST(const void *, guid));
--
- #ifndef WIN32
- 	return snprintf(str, len, "%.8X-%.4hX-%.4hX-%.2hhX%.2hhX-"
- 	    "%.2hhX%.2hhX%.2hhX%.2hhX%.2hhX%.2hhX",
-@@ -955,6 +953,26 @@ file_print_guid(char *str, size_t len, const uint64_t *guid)
- #endif
- }
- 
-+file_protected int
-+file_print_leguid(char *str, size_t len, const uint64_t *guid)
-+{
-+	const struct guid *g = CAST(const struct guid *,
-+	    CAST(const void *, guid));
-+	return file_print_guid(str, len, g);
-+}
-+
-+file_protected int
-+file_print_beguid(char *str, size_t len, const uint64_t *guid)
-+{
-+	const struct guid *g = CAST(const struct guid *,
-+	    CAST(const void *, guid));
-+	struct guid gg = *g;
-+	gg.data1 = file_swap4(gg.data1);
-+	gg.data2 = file_swap2(gg.data2);
-+	gg.data3 = file_swap2(gg.data3);
-+	return file_print_guid(str, len, &gg);
-+}
-+
- file_protected int
- file_pipe_closexec(int *fds)
- {
-diff --git a/src/print.c b/src/print.c
-index 0740fd67e2..ac0802f309 100644
---- a/src/print.c
-+++ b/src/print.c
-@@ -227,12 +227,17 @@ file_mdump(struct magic *m)
- 		case FILE_DER:
- 			(void) fprintf(stderr, "'%s'", m->value.s);
- 			break;
-+		case FILE_LEGUID:
- 		case FILE_GUID:
--			(void) file_print_guid(tbuf, sizeof(tbuf),
-+			(void) file_print_leguid(tbuf, sizeof(tbuf),
-+			    m->value.guid);
-+			(void) fprintf(stderr, "%s", tbuf);
-+			break;
-+		case FILE_BEGUID:
-+			(void) file_print_beguid(tbuf, sizeof(tbuf),
- 			    m->value.guid);
- 			(void) fprintf(stderr, "%s", tbuf);
- 			break;
--
- 		default:
- 			(void) fprintf(stderr, "*bad type %d*", m->type);
- 			break;
-diff --git a/src/softmagic.c b/src/softmagic.c
-index 370be0a54d..2f04b5ce6c 100644
---- a/src/softmagic.c
-+++ b/src/softmagic.c
-@@ -812,7 +812,13 @@ mprint(struct magic_set *ms, struct magic *m)
- 			return -1;
- 		break;
- 	case FILE_GUID:
--		(void) file_print_guid(buf, sizeof(buf), ms->ms_value.guid);
-+	case FILE_LEGUID:
-+		(void) file_print_leguid(buf, sizeof(buf), ms->ms_value.guid);
-+		if (file_printf(ms, F(ms, desc, "%s"), buf) == -1)
-+			return -1;
-+		break;
-+	case FILE_BEGUID:
-+		(void) file_print_beguid(buf, sizeof(buf), ms->ms_value.guid);
- 		if (file_printf(ms, F(ms, desc, "%s"), buf) == -1)
- 			return -1;
- 		break;
-@@ -972,6 +978,8 @@ moffset(struct magic_set *ms, struct magic *m, size_t nbytes,
- 		}
- 		break;
- 
-+	case FILE_BEGUID:
-+	case FILE_LEGUID:
- 	case FILE_GUID:
- 		o = CAST(int32_t, (ms->offset + 2 * sizeof(uint64_t)));
- 		break;
-@@ -1333,6 +1341,8 @@ mconvert(struct magic_set *ms, struct magic *m, int flip)
- 	case FILE_USE:
- 	case FILE_DER:
- 	case FILE_GUID:
-+	case FILE_LEGUID:
-+	case FILE_BEGUID:
- 		return 1;
- 	default:
- 		file_magerror(ms, "invalid type %d in mconvert()", m->type);
-@@ -1903,6 +1913,8 @@ mget(struct magic_set *ms, struct magic *m, const struct buffer *b,
- 			return 0;
- 		break;
- 
-+	case FILE_LEGUID:
-+	case FILE_BEGUID:
- 	case FILE_GUID:
- 		if (OFFSET_OOB(nbytes, offset, 16))
- 			return 0;
-@@ -2416,6 +2428,8 @@ magiccheck(struct magic_set *ms, struct magic *m, file_regex_t **m_cache)
- 			return 0;
- 		}
- 		return matched;
-+	case FILE_BEGUID:
-+	case FILE_LEGUID:
- 	case FILE_GUID:
- 		l = 0;
- 		v = memcmp(m->value.guid, p->guid, sizeof(p->guid));
-diff --git a/src/swap.c b/src/swap.c
-new file mode 100644
-index 0000000000..f20e354237
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/src/swap.c
-@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
-+/*
-+ * Copyright (c) Ian F. Darwin 1986-1995.
-+ * Software written by Ian F. Darwin and others;
-+ * maintained 1995-present by Christos Zoulas and others.
-+ *
-+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
-+ * are met:
-+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-+ *    notice immediately at the beginning of the file, without modification,
-+ *    this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer.
-+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-+ *
-+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
-+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
-+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
-+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
-+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
-+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
-+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
-+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
-+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
-+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
-+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
-+ */
-+/*
-+ * apprentice - make one pass through /etc/magic, learning its secrets.
-+ */
-+
-+#include "file.h"
-+
-+#ifndef	lint
-+FILE_RCSID("@(#)$File: swap.c,v 1.1 2026/04/19 19:56:49 christos Exp $")
-+#endif	/* lint */
-+
-+#include "swap.h"
-+
-+#if !defined(HAVE_BYTESWAP_H) && !defined(HAVE_SYS_BSWAP_H)
-+/*
-+ * swap a short
-+ */
-+file_protected uint16_t
-+file_swap2(uint16_t sv)
-+{
-+	uint16_t rv;
-+	uint8_t *s = RCAST(uint8_t *, RCAST(void *, &sv));
-+	uint8_t *d = RCAST(uint8_t *, RCAST(void *, &rv));
-+	d[0] = s[1];
-+	d[1] = s[0];
-+	return rv;
-+}
-+
-+/*
-+ * swap an int
-+ */
-+file_protected uint32_t
-+file_swap4(uint32_t sv)
-+{
-+	uint32_t rv;
-+	uint8_t *s = RCAST(uint8_t *, RCAST(void *, &sv));
-+	uint8_t *d = RCAST(uint8_t *, RCAST(void *, &rv));
-+	d[0] = s[3];
-+	d[1] = s[2];
-+	d[2] = s[1];
-+	d[3] = s[0];
-+	return rv;
-+}
-+
-+/*
-+ * swap a quad
-+ */
-+file_protected uint64_t
-+file_swap8(uint64_t sv)
-+{
-+	uint64_t rv;
-+	uint8_t *s = RCAST(uint8_t *, RCAST(void *, &sv));
-+	uint8_t *d = RCAST(uint8_t *, RCAST(void *, &rv));
-+# if 0
-+	d[0] = s[3];
-+	d[1] = s[2];
-+	d[2] = s[1];
-+	d[3] = s[0];
-+	d[4] = s[7];
-+	d[5] = s[6];
-+	d[6] = s[5];
-+	d[7] = s[4];
-+# else
-+	d[0] = s[7];
-+	d[1] = s[6];
-+	d[2] = s[5];
-+	d[3] = s[4];
-+	d[4] = s[3];
-+	d[5] = s[2];
-+	d[6] = s[1];
-+	d[7] = s[0];
-+# endif
-+	return rv;
-+}
-+#endif
-diff --git a/src/swap.h b/src/swap.h
-new file mode 100644
-index 0000000000..9fc6428d7d
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/src/swap.h
-@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
-+/*
-+ * Copyright (c) Ian F. Darwin 1986-1995.
-+ * Software written by Ian F. Darwin and others;
-+ * maintained 1995-present by Christos Zoulas and others.
-+ *
-+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
-+ * are met:
-+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-+ *    notice immediately at the beginning of the file, without modification,
-+ *    this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer.
-+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-+ *
-+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
-+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
-+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
-+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
-+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
-+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
-+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
-+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
-+ * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
-+ * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
-+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
-+ */
-+
-+#ifdef HAVE_BYTESWAP_H
-+#include <byteswap.h>
-+#endif
-+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_BSWAP_H
-+#include <sys/bswap.h>
-+#endif
-+
-+#if defined(HAVE_BYTESWAP_H)
-+#define file_swap2(x)	bswap_16(x)
-+#define file_swap4(x)	bswap_32(x)
-+#define file_swap8(x)	bswap_64(x)
-+#elif defined(HAVE_SYS_BSWAP_H)
-+#define file_swap2(x)	bswap16(x)
-+#define file_swap4(x)	bswap32(x)
-+#define file_swap8(x)	bswap64(x)
-+#else
-+file_protected uint16_t file_swap2(uint16_t);
-+file_protected uint32_t file_swap4(uint32_t);
-+file_protected uint64_t file_swap8(uint64_t);
-+#endif
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/0004-Handle-parsing-guids-in-big-endian-machines.patch b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/0004-Handle-parsing-guids-in-big-endian-machines.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ede424aaba7c..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/0004-Handle-parsing-guids-in-big-endian-machines.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-From 7a2b2a4b6e0f9de8682e6098c514155f2198cc8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Christos Zoulas <christos@zoulas.com>
-Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 17:10:25 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH] Handle parsing guids in big endian machines (Christoph Biedl)
-
-(OPNA2608: removed hunks that change file modification dates, as they
-make it more difficult to apply the patch)
-
----
- src/compress.c |  7 +++----
- src/file.h     |  3 ++-
- src/funcs.c    | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
- 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/compress.c b/src/compress.c
-index 76b7aad18..7f1d584d0 100644
---- a/src/compress.c
-+++ b/src/compress.c
-@@ -125,12 +125,11 @@ static const char *zlib_args[] = { "python", "-c", zlibcode, NULL };
- static int
- zlibcmp(const unsigned char *buf)
- {
--	unsigned short x = 1;
--	unsigned char *s = CAST(unsigned char *, CAST(void *, &x));
-+	unsigned short x;
- 
- 	if ((buf[0] & 0xf) != 8 || (buf[0] & 0x80) != 0)
- 		return 0;
--	if (s[0] != 1)	/* endianness test */
-+	if (file_bigendian())	/* endianness test */
- 		x = buf[0] | (buf[1] << 8);
- 	else
- 		x = buf[1] | (buf[0] << 8);
-diff --git a/src/file.h b/src/file.h
-index 497de9b91..6a39801e4 100644
---- a/src/file.h
-+++ b/src/file.h
-@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ file_protected uint64_t file_signextend(struct magic_set *, struct magic *,
- file_protected uintmax_t file_varint2uintmax_t(const unsigned char *, int,
-     size_t *);
- 
-+file_protected int file_bigendian(void);
- file_protected void file_badread(struct magic_set *);
- file_protected void file_badseek(struct magic_set *);
- file_protected void file_oomem(struct magic_set *, size_t);
-diff --git a/src/funcs.c b/src/funcs.c
-index 8698f3312..0f2e6942b 100644
---- a/src/funcs.c
-+++ b/src/funcs.c
-@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ FILE_RCSID("@(#)$File: funcs.c,v 1.151 2026/05/16 15:21:40 christos Exp $")
- #define SIZE_MAX	((size_t)~0)
- #endif
- 
-+file_protected int
-+file_bigendian(void)
-+{
-+	union {
-+		unsigned short x;
-+		unsigned char s[sizeof(unsigned short)];
-+	} u;
-+
-+	u.x = 1;
-+	return u.s[0] != 1;
-+}
-+
- file_protected char *
- file_copystr(char *buf, size_t blen, size_t width, const char *str)
- {
-@@ -931,6 +943,13 @@ file_parse_guid(const char *s, uint64_t *guid)
- 	    !getxvalue(&g->data4[6], s + 8, 2) ||
- 	    !getxvalue(&g->data4[7], s + 10, 2))
- 		return -1;
-+
-+	if (file_bigendian()) {
-+		g->data1 = file_swap4(g->data1);
-+		g->data2 = file_swap2(g->data2);
-+		g->data3 = file_swap2(g->data3);
-+
-+	}
- 	return 0;
- }
- 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
index 4bd56f4dcfb3..da9968755584 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
   stdenv,
   fetchurl,
   buildPackages,
-  autoconf,
-  automake,
   zlib,
   libgnurx,
   updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsHook,
@@ -18,14 +16,14 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "file";
-  version = "5.47";
+  version = "5.48";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     urls = [
       "https://astron.com/pub/file/file-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.gz"
       "https://distfiles.macports.org/file/file-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.gz"
     ];
-    hash = "sha256-RWcv7BZctMwTWKLXa11X0ih23Ll6sWlCesOFy+HVWXo=";
+    hash = "sha256-7RRlaIOyOjZLQFfAVZXZMlLam8Rz0wEGUZUZ0NoUEoM=";
   };
 
   outputs = [
@@ -34,46 +32,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "man"
   ];
 
-  patches = [
-    # Fixes `cat archive.zip | file -` just showing a generic "data" type. See:
-    # - https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=764
-    # - https://github.com/file/file/commit/12b76648185104ce9118d8b5fa57aa34a77ad084
-    # Vendored patch because using fetchpatch is impossible for a package in
-    # this part of the bootstrap chain.
-    ./0001-PR-745-streamout-Don-t-flush-when-trying-to-set-nega.patch
-    # Fixes breakage of python3Packages.python-magic and xdg-utils
-    ./0002-PR-725-inliniac-Revert-previous-and-always-set-offse.patch
-
-    # Splits byteswapping functions into a separate file & reuses them across the codebase
-    # (needed for GUID parsing fix below)
-    # https://github.com/file/file/commit/797a275514c80303accbd821df9692b04f6020e6
-    # https://github.com/file/file/commit/2866af2e51beb40afe35d2ff5e765991ac459237
-    ./0003-Add-LE-BE-GUID.patch
-
-    # Fixes GUID parsing on big-endian
-    # https://github.com/file/file/commit/7a2b2a4b6e0f9de8682e6098c514155f2198cc8e
-    ./0004-Handle-parsing-guids-in-big-endian-machines.patch
-  ];
-
   strictDeps = true;
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    # 0003-Add-LE-BE-GUID.patch touches automake file, need to regenerate files
-    # autoreconfHook would cause inf rec (hook -> libtool -> file -> hook), adding the individual components we need
-    autoconf
-    automake
-
     updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsHook
   ];
   buildInputs = [ zlib ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isMinGW libgnurx;
 
-  # 0003-Add-LE-BE-GUID.patch touches automake file, need to regenerate files
-  # autoreconfHook would cause inf rec (hook -> libtool -> file -> hook), manually calling autoreconf
-  preConfigure = ''
-    autoreconf
-  '';
-
   # https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=382
   doCheck = !stdenv.buildPlatform.isMusl;