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Package: File

identify a file's format by scanning binary data for patterns

Category: System / Applications
Version: 4.23
Homepage: ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/
License: as-is
Source size: 550 kB (compressed)

Manuals

User commands

file(1)
- determine file type

Special files

magic(4)
- file command's magic number file

Library functions

libmagic(3)