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file: Determine the MIME encoding type of a file.
$ file -i ${filename}
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The file -i ${filename}
command is used to determine the type and encoding of a given file.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
file
: It is a utility command in Unix-like systems that identifies the type of a given file based on its content.-i
: This is an option flag for thefile
command, which tells it to output MIME type information.${filename}
: This is a placeholder for the actual filename or path that you want to check. You need to replace${filename}
with the specific file you want to examine.
When you run the command with an actual filename substituted for ${filename}
, it will provide information about the file's content type using MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) type.
For example, if you run file -i example.txt
, it might output example.txt: text/plain; charset=utf-8
, indicating that the file is a plain text file encoded using UTF-8.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.