In Linux, file types are not recognized by file extensions. It is actually determined by the data in a file. The file extension doesn't even matter.
If you run file command on any file, three sets of tests, performed in this order: filesystem tests, magic number tests and language tests to determine the file type.
Go over the file command manual for more information:
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I just want to know how to get the executable name of the perl script as i know "$0" will give me the script name but i want to know the executable name which i got it from the script using pp command.
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I want to check the incoming files whether the file is Mac file or dos/windows file in unix shell script.
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I download a .exe file in my current folder called: ukbmd5.exe. I was told to run the command below: ukbmd5 ukb25278.enc to verify the integrity of the files that you have downloaded and the program ukbmd5 has been made available to assist with decrpying ukb25278.enc.
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
amt
amt(1) User Commands amt(1)NAME
amt - run abstract machine test
SYNOPSIS
amt [-s]
DESCRIPTION
The amt command is for use in a Common Criteria security certified system. The command is used to verify that the low level functions nec-
essary to enforce the object reuse requirements of the Controlled Access Protection Profile are working correctly. /usr/bin/amt is a shell
script that executes tests specific to your system. For a 32-bit system, the tests run as a 32-bit application. For a 64-bit system, the
tests run twice; once as a 32-bit application and once as a 64-bit application.
amt lists test results with a "pass" or "fail" for each test it performs, unless output is suppressed with the -s option.
OPTIONS
The following option is supported:
-s Suppresses output.
EXIT STATUS
The following error values are returned:
0 All tests passed.
>0 Count of the number of tests that failed.
<0 Incorrect command line argument.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO attributes(5)SunOS 5.10 19 Aug 2003 amt(1)