2015-12-29 03:47:17 +00:00
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# file
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2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00
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> Determine file type.
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2021-07-09 15:45:55 +01:00
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> More information: <https://manned.org/file>.
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2015-12-29 03:47:17 +00:00
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2017-12-13 12:09:21 +00:00
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- Give a description of the type of the specified file. Works fine for files with no file extension:
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2015-12-29 03:47:17 +00:00
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2022-12-06 06:47:56 +00:00
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`file {{path/to/file}}`
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2015-12-29 03:47:17 +00:00
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2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00
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- Look inside a zipped file and determine the file type(s) inside:
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2015-12-29 03:47:17 +00:00
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2015-12-29 05:33:04 +00:00
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`file -z {{foo.zip}}`
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2016-01-08 09:15:59 +00:00
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2016-01-13 11:04:46 +00:00
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- Allow file to work with special or device files:
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2016-01-08 09:15:59 +00:00
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2022-12-06 06:47:56 +00:00
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`file -s {{path/to/file}}`
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2016-01-08 09:15:59 +00:00
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2016-01-13 11:04:46 +00:00
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- Don't stop at first file type match; keep going until the end of the file:
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2016-01-08 09:15:59 +00:00
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2022-12-06 06:47:56 +00:00
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`file -k {{path/to/file}}`
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2017-02-16 19:09:06 +00:00
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2022-10-17 08:48:15 +01:00
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- Determine the MIME encoding type of a file:
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2017-02-16 19:09:06 +00:00
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2022-12-06 06:47:56 +00:00
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`file -i {{path/to/file}}`
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