Package: file (1:5.38-5 and others)

[ Source: file  ]

Recognize the type of data in a file using "magic" numbers

The file command is "a file type guesser", a command-line tool that tells you in words what kind of data a file contains.

This package contains the file program itself.

Tags: System Administration: Forensics and Recovery, Implemented in: C, User Interface: interface::commandline, role::program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: Analysing, use::scanning, works-with::file

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m68k (unofficial port)	1:5.38-5	65.9 kB	103.0 kB	[list of files]
mips64el	1:5.38-5	66.3 kB	105.0 kB	[list of files]
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ppc64 (unofficial port)	1:5.38-5	66.9 kB	144.0 kB	[list of files]
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riscv64 (unofficial port)	1:5.38-5	65.6 kB	100.0 kB	[list of files]
s390x	1:5.38-5	66.1 kB	104.0 kB	[list of files]
sh4 (unofficial port)	1:5.38-5	66.9 kB	95.0 kB	[list of files]
sparc64 (unofficial port)	1:5.38-5	65.8 kB	105.0 kB	[list of files]
x32 (unofficial port)	1:5.38-5	66.2 kB	99.0 kB	[list of files]