minix man page for file

Query: file

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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. FILE(1)
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