tldr/pages/common/file.md

# file

> Determine file type.
> More information: <https://manned.org/file>.

- Give a description of the type of the specified file. Works fine for files with no file extension:

`file {{path/to/file}}`

- Look inside a zipped file and determine the file type(s) inside:

`file {{[-z|--uncompress]}} {{foo.zip}}`

- Allow file to work with special or device files:

`file {{[-s|--special-files]}} {{path/to/file}}`

- Don't stop at first file type match; keep going until the end of the file:

`file {{[-k|--keep-going]}} {{path/to/file}}`

- Determine the MIME encoding type of a file:

`file {{[-i|--mime]}} {{path/to/file}}`
Create file.md 2015-12-28 22:47:17 -05:00			`# file`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`> Determine file type.`
linux/[a-g]: add more information link (#6076) 2021-07-09 16:45:55 +02:00			`> More information: <https://manned.org/file>.`
Create file.md 2015-12-28 22:47:17 -05:00
split file command as it takes different args on macOS 2017-12-13 12:09:21 +00:00			`- Give a description of the type of the specified file. Works fine for files with no file extension:`
Create file.md 2015-12-28 22:47:17 -05:00
: replace `file(s)` syntax and add `path/to/` to more things (#9592) Fix file(s) and more path/to * Update pages.it/common/rm.md Co-authored-by: Emily Grace Seville <EmilySeville7cfg@gmail.com> * thanks emily your suggestion was dogshit https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/blob/main/contributing-guides/translation-templates/common-arguments.md Co-authored-by: Emily Grace Seville <EmilySeville7cfg@gmail.com> 2022-12-06 07:47:56 +01:00			`file {{path/to/file}}`
Create file.md 2015-12-28 22:47:17 -05:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Look inside a zipped file and determine the file type(s) inside:`
Create file.md 2015-12-28 22:47:17 -05:00
man, sudo, mount, file, curl, ps, seq, gdb, cat, upower, cal: add option placeholders (#15915) 2025-03-11 08:07:57 +02:00			`file {{[-z\|--uncompress]}} {{foo.zip}}`
file: add -k and -s 2016-01-08 20:15:59 +11:00
Reformatted pages once more 2016-01-13 12:04:46 +01:00			`- Allow file to work with special or device files:`
file: add -k and -s 2016-01-08 20:15:59 +11:00
man, sudo, mount, file, curl, ps, seq, gdb, cat, upower, cal: add option placeholders (#15915) 2025-03-11 08:07:57 +02:00			`file {{[-s\|--special-files]}} {{path/to/file}}`
file: add -k and -s 2016-01-08 20:15:59 +11:00
Reformatted pages once more 2016-01-13 12:04:46 +01:00			`- Don't stop at first file type match; keep going until the end of the file:`
file: add -k and -s 2016-01-08 20:15:59 +11:00
man, sudo, mount, file, curl, ps, seq, gdb, cat, upower, cal: add option placeholders (#15915) 2025-03-11 08:07:57 +02:00			`file {{[-k\|--keep-going]}} {{path/to/file}}`
updated the mimetime ref 2017-02-16 14:09:06 -05:00
file: capitalize MIME (#9007) 2022-10-17 13:18:15 +05:30			`- Determine the MIME encoding type of a file:`
updated the mimetime ref 2017-02-16 14:09:06 -05:00
man, sudo, mount, file, curl, ps, seq, gdb, cat, upower, cal: add option placeholders (#15915) 2025-03-11 08:07:57 +02:00			`file {{[-i\|--mime]}} {{path/to/file}}`