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file(1B)					     SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands						  file(1B)

NAME

       file - determine the type of a file by examining its contents

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/ucb/file [-f ffile] [-cL] [-m mfile] filename...

DESCRIPTION

       file  performs  a  series  of  tests  on each  filename in an attempt to determine what it contains. If the contents of a file appear to be
       ASCII text, file examines the first 512 bytes and tries to guess its language.

       file uses the file /etc/magic to identify files that have some sort of magic number, that is, any file containing a numeric or string  con-
       stant that indicates its type.

OPTIONS

       -c	       Check  for  format errors in the magic number file. For reasons of efficiency, this validation is not normally carried out.
		       No file type-checking is done under -c.

       -f ffile        Get a list of filenames to identify from  ffile.

       -L	       If a file is a symbolic link, test the file the link references rather than the link itself.

       -m mfile        Use mfile as the name of an alternate magic number file.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Using file on all the files in a specific user's directory.

       This example illustrates the use of file on all the files in a specific user's directory:

       example% pwd
       /usr/blort/misc

       example% /usr/ucb/file  *

       code:	       mc68020 demand paged executable
       code.c:	       c program text
       counts:	       ascii text
       doc:	       roff,nroff, or eqn input text
       empty.file:     empty
       libz:	       archive random library
       memos:	       directory
       project:        symboliclink to /usr/project
       script:	       executable shell script
       titles:	       ascii text
       s5.stuff:       cpio archive
       example%

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       The environment variables LC_CTYPE, LANG, and LC_default control the character classification throughout file.  On  entry  to  file,  these
       environment  variables  are checked in the following order: LC_CTYPE, LANG, and LC_default. When a valid value is found, remaining environ-
       ment variables for character classification are ignored. For example, a new setting for LANG does not override the current valid  character
       classification  rules  of  LC_CTYPE.  When  none  of  the values is valid, the shell character classification defaults to the   POSIX.1 "C"
       locale.

FILES

       /etc/magic

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWscpu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       magic(4), attributes(5)

BUGS

       file often makes mistakes.  In particular, it often suggests that command files are C programs.

       file does not recognize Pascal or  LISP.

SunOS 5.10							    14 Sep 1992 							  file(1B)

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dumpcs(1)							   User Commands							 dumpcs(1)

NAME

       dumpcs - show codeset table for the current locale

SYNOPSIS

       dumpcs [-0123vw]

DESCRIPTION

       dumpcs  shows a list of printable characters for the user's current locale, along with their hexadecimal code values. The display device is
       assumed to be capable of displaying characters for a given locale. With no option, dumpcs displays the entire list of printable	characters
       for the current locale.

       With one or more numeric options specified, it shows EUC codeset(s) for the current locale according to the numbers specified, and in order
       of codeset number. Each non-printable character is represented by an asterisk "*" and enough ASCII space character(s) to  fill  that  code-
       set's column width.

OPTIONS

       -0     Show ASCII (or EUC primary) codeset.

       -1     Show EUC codeset 1, if used for the current locale.

       -2     Show EUC codeset 2, if used for the current locale.

       -3     Show EUC codeset 3, if used for the current locale.

       -v     "Verbose".  Normally,  ranges  of  non-printable characters are collapsed into a single line. This option produces one line for each
	      non-printable character.

       -w     Replace code values with corresponding wide character values (process codes).

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       The environment variables LC_CTYPE and LANG control the character classification throughout dumpcs. On entry to dumpcs,	these  environment
       variables  are  checked in that order. This implies that a new setting for LANG does not override the setting of LC_CTYPE. When none of the
       values is valid, the character classification defaults to the POSIX.1 "C" locale.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------------------------------------+
       |ATTRIBUTE TYPE		      ATTRIBUTE VALUE		   |
       |Availability		      SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------------------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       localedef(1), attributes(5)

NOTES

       dumpcs can only handle EUC locales.

SunOS 5.11							    20 Dec 1996 							 dumpcs(1)

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