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			36 lines
		
	
	
	
		
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| ## Name
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| file - determine type of files
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| ## Synopsis
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| ```**sh
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| $ file [options...] [files...]
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| ```
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| ## Description
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| `file` attempts to identify the type of files.
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| 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.
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| ## Options
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| * `--help`: Display this message
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| * `-b`, `--brief`: Do not prepend file names to output lines
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| * `-I`, `--mime-type`: Only show mime type.
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| ## Arguments
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| * `files`: Files to identify
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| ## Examples
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| ```sh
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| # Identify a file
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| $ file Buggie.png
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| Buggie.png: PNG image data, 64 x 138
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| # Identify all files in the current directory, and show only the mime type.
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| $ file -I *
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| ```
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