02-07-2003
ls -l
will tell you what type of file you have. But unix does not make the kind of distinctions that you are referring to. To unix, a plain file is a plain file. One command that comes close to what you want would be:
file *
this will open every file, read some of it and try to make a guess as to what the contents are. You might give that a try.
But see
this thread for some discussion on why the "file" command is not really a great solution.
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purple-url-handler
purple-url-handler(1) User Commands purple-url-handler(1)
NAME
purple-url-handler - Python script to handle URL with purple
SYNOPSIS
purple-url-handler [-URL]
DESCRIPTION
Python script to handle URL with purple.
OPTIONS
Usage: purple-url-handler URL
Example:
purple-url-handler "xmpp:romeo@montague.net?message"
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-im-client |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
purple-remote(1), purple-send(1), purple-send-async(1), attributes(5)
purple-url-handler Manual, http://pidgin.im/
NOTES
Updated by Lei Ju, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2006, 2007.
SunOS 5.11 02 Apr 2008 purple-url-handler(1)