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.th FILE I 11/1/73
.sh NAME
file \*- determine format of file
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd file
files
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it File
will examine each of its arguments
and give a guess as to the contents of the file.
It is the only program that will give
device numbers of special files.
.sh BUGS
If the file is not instantly recognized,
its type is given as `unknown'.
There should be some heuristic to
recognize source file `signatures'
in each of the standard languages.
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fe53f742 KT	1	.th FILE I 11/1/73
	2	.sh NAME
	3	file \*- determine format of file
	4	.sh SYNOPSIS
	5	.bd file
	6	files
	7	.sh DESCRIPTION
	8	.it File
	9	will examine each of its arguments
	10	and give a guess as to the contents of the file.
	11	It is the only program that will give
	12	device numbers of special files.
	13	.sh BUGS
	14	If the file is not instantly recognized,
	15	its type is given as `unknown'.
	16	There should be some heuristic to
	17	recognize source file `signatures'
	18	in each of the standard languages.