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file

List of commands for file:

- file
file:tldr:1c6c1 file: Don't stop at first file type match; keep going until the end of the file.

$ file -k ${filename}

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file:tldr:1d0cc file: Determine the MIME encoding type of a file.

$ file -i ${filename}

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file:tldr:72f73 file: Give a description of the type of the specified file. Works fine for files with no file extension.

$ file ${filename}

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file:tldr:77634 file: Allow file to work with special or device files.

$ file -s ${filename}

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file:tldr:97dfd file: Look inside a zipped file and determine the file type(s) inside.

$ file -z ${foo-zip}

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