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FILE(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   FILE(1)

NAME
       file - make a guess as to a file's type based on contents

SYNOPSIS
       file name ...

EXAMPLES
       file a.out ar.h	   # Guess at types

DESCRIPTION
       File  reads the first block of a file and tries to make an intelligent guess about what kind of file it is.  It understands about archives,
       C source programs, executable binaries, shell scripts, and English text.

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