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# file
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2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00
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> Determine file type.
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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 00:33:04 -05:00
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`file {{filename}}`
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- Look inside a zipped file and determine the file type(s) inside:
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2015-12-29 00:33:04 -05:00
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`file -z {{foo.zip}}`
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2016-01-08 20:15:59 +11:00
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- Allow file to work with special or device files.
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`file -s {{filename}}`
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- Don't stop at first file type match; keep going until the end of the file.
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`file -k {{filename}}`
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