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file

5.46

Utility to determine file type

File tests each argument in an attempt to classify it. There are three sets of tests, performed in the following order: - filesystem tests - magic number tests - language tests The first test that succeeds causes the file type to be printed.

Origin: sysutils/file
Category: sysutils
Size: 10.1MiB
License: BSD2CLAUSE
Maintainer: jharris@widomaker.com
Dependencies: 0 packages
Required by: 2 packages
Website: darwinsys.com/file
$pkg install file

Required By (2 packages)

amavisd-newmagicfilter

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