$title = "Determining file type - file"; $area = "Unix Support"; $metadata = "unix, command, file, type, filetype"; $pfloc = ""; require '/usr/local/wwwdocs/ucs/fragments/header.phtml'; require '/usr/local/wwwdocs/ucs/fragments/header-bc.phtml'; ?>
The file command examines the content of a file and reports what type of file it is.
To use the command enter:
file filename
Use this command to check the identity of a file, or to find out if executable files contain shell scripts, or are binaries. Shell scripts are text files and can be displayed and edited.
To check the identity of a single file:
file ReportA ReportA: Frame Maker document
This checks the identity of the file ReportA and reports that this file has been created using the Frame Maker application.
To check the identity of several files:
file * external.c: c program text external.h: c program text mc: sparc demand paged dynamically linked executable mcXThelp: executable shell script mcdemo: executable shell script mchelp: executable shell script mchome: executable shell script mctools: executable shell script
This checks the identity of every file in the current directory. Notice how it reports whether a file is an executable binary or a shell script.
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