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FILE(1)                      BSD Reference Manual                      FILE(1)

N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
     f\bfi\bil\ble\be - identify file content

S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
     f\bfi\bil\ble\be _\bf_\bi_\bl_\be _\b._\b._\b.

D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
     F\bFi\bil\ble\be tests the given argument(s) and reports the content type(s).  If the
     file type is text, it attempts to determine the type of text (e.g.
     csh(1) commands or C code).

B\bBU\bUG\bGS\bS
     As many tests are used and f\bfi\bil\ble\be stops testing on the first successful
     one, it can make mistakes.  In particular, f\bfi\bil\ble\be does not recognize Pascal
     or LISP.

H\bHI\bIS\bST\bTO\bOR\bRY\bY
     A f\bfi\bil\ble\be command appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.

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	3	N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
	4	f\bfi\bil\ble\be - identify file content
	5
	6	S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
	7	f\bfi\bil\ble\be _\bf_\bi_\bl_\be _\b._\b._\b.
	8
	9	D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
	10	F\bFi\bil\ble\be tests the given argument(s) and reports the content type(s). If the
	11	file type is text, it attempts to determine the type of text (e.g.
	12	csh(1) commands or C code).
	13
	14	B\bBU\bUG\bGS\bS
	15	As many tests are used and f\bfi\bil\ble\be stops testing on the first successful
	16	one, it can make mistakes. In particular, f\bfi\bil\ble\be does not recognize Pascal
	17	or LISP.
	18
	19	H\bHI\bIS\bST\bTO\bOR\bRY\bY
	20	A f\bfi\bil\ble\be command appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
	21
	22	4.4BSD June 6, 1993 1