NAME

file − determine file type

SYNOPSIS

­file [ ­file ...  ]

DESCRIPTION

­File performs a series of tests on its argument ­files in an attempt to classify their contents by language or purpose.  If no arguments are given, the classification is performed on standard input. 

BUGS

It can make mistakes, for example classifying a file of decimal data, .01, .02, etc. as troff(1) input.

Plan 9  —  January 03, 1993