From 09ea57031f67634c057c808323cc9e626ec1304c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Valtteri Koskivuori Date: Fri, 7 May 2021 17:59:49 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Base: Add manpage for file(1) --- Base/usr/share/man/man1/file.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Base/usr/share/man/man1/file.md diff --git a/Base/usr/share/man/man1/file.md b/Base/usr/share/man/man1/file.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..be37db78c8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Base/usr/share/man/man1/file.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +## Name + +file - determine type of files + +## Synopsis + +```**sh +$ file [options...] [files...] +``` + +## Description + +`file` attempts to identify the type of files. + +First, an attempt is made to identify a given file based on predetermined binary patterns. If this fails, `file` will fall back to determining the type based on the filename. + +## Options + +* `--help`: Display this message +* `-I`, `--mime-type`: Only show mime type. + +## Arguments + +* `files`: Files to identify + +## Examples + +```sh +# Identify a file +$ file Buggie.png +Buggie.png: PNG image data, 64 x 138 +# Identify all files in the current directory, and show only the mime type. +$ file -I * +``` +