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1 | .\" Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California. |
| 2 | .\" All rights reserved. | |
| 4d1d8fc2 | 3 | .\" |
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4 | .\" %sccs.include.redist.man% |
| 5 | .\" | |
| d0719240 | 6 | .\" @(#)file.1 6.4 (Berkeley) %G% |
| d9d7a9f0 | 7 | .\" |
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8 | .Vx |
| 9 | .Vx | |
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10 | .Dd |
| 11 | .Dt FILE 1 | |
| ee9b0a0a | 12 | .Os |
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13 | .Sh NAME |
| 14 | .Nm file | |
| 15 | .Nd identify file content | |
| 16 | .Sh SYNOPSIS | |
| 17 | .Nm file | |
| 18 | .Ar | |
| 19 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | |
| 20 | .Nm File | |
| 21 | tests the given argument(s) and reports | |
| 22 | the content type(s). | |
| 23 | If | |
| 24 | the file type is text, | |
| 25 | it attempts to determine | |
| 26 | the type of text (e.g. | |
| 27 | .Xr csh 1 | |
| 28 | commands or C code) | |
| 29 | .Pp | |
| 30 | As several tests | |
| 31 | are used and | |
| 32 | .Nm file | |
| 33 | stops testing on the first successful one, | |
| 34 | it can make mistakes. | |
| 35 | .Pp | |
| 36 | .Nm File | |
| 37 | does not recognize Pascal or LISP. | |
| 38 | .\" .Sh ENVIRONMENT | |
| 39 | .Sh HISTORY | |
| 40 | A | |
| 41 | .Nm file | |
| 42 | command appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX. |