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Old 05-21-2010
About the file extension

Hi everyone,

Can we know that which type of file is there without opening a file


thanks in advance....

kunal patil
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Old 05-21-2010
you mean the content?? or the file extension??
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Old 05-21-2010
Code:
file filetocheck


Last edited by pseudocoder; 05-21-2010 at 11:52 AM..
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Old 05-21-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by kunalpatil09
Hi everyone,

Can we know that which type of file is there without opening a file
Not really. You can use the file command like suggested but it's not psychic either -- it opens the file. (though it only reads a tiny part of it.)
 
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