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file command

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we are using sun solaris 9 os. I want to know how the file command works?
How does it differentiate text files, data files and other files ?
Is there any relationship between environmental variables and file command?
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Hi,
That's quiet straightforward :
file <filename>
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Proceed here: Working of file command

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