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FILE(1)             UNIX Programmer's Manual              FILE(1)



N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
    file - determine file type

S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
    f\bfi\bil\ble\be file ...

D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
    _\bF_\bi_\bl_\be performs a series of tests on each argument in an
    attempt to classify it.  If an argument appears to be ascii,
    _\bf_\bi_\bl_\be examines the first 512 bytes and tries to guess its
    language.

B\bBU\bUG\bGS\bS
    It often makes mistakes.  In particular it often suggests
    that command files are C programs.

    Does not recognize Pascal or LISP.






































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