FILE(1) General Commands Manual FILE(1)
NAME
file - determine file type
SYNOPSIS
file file ...
file -f names
DESCRIPTION
File performs a series of tests on a set of files in an attempt to
classify their contents by language or purpose. The names may be enu‐
merated or contained in the file specified by the -foption.
BUGS
It can make mistakes, for example classifying a file of decimal data,
`.01', `.02', etc. as troff(1) input.
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