split file command as it takes different args on macOS

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Matt Sephton 2017-12-13 12:09:21 +00:00 committed by Agniva De Sarker
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> Determine file type.
- Give a description of the type of the specified file. Works fine for files with no file extension:
- Give a description of the type of the specified file. Works fine for files with no file extension:
`file {{filename}}`

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# file
> Determine file type.
- Give a description of the type of the specified file. Works fine for files with no file extension:
`file {{filename}}`
- Look inside a zipped file and determine the file type(s) inside:
`file -z {{foo.zip}}`
- Allow file to work with special or device files:
`file -s {{filename}}`
- Don't stop at first file type match; keep going until the end of the file:
`file -k {{filename}}`
- Determine the mime encoding type of a file:
`file -I {{filename}}`