File

file erkennt den mime typ einer Datei

Syntax

file [Option] Filename

Beispiele

$ file file.c
file.c: C program text

$ file program
program: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked 
(uses shared libs), stripped

$ file /dev/wd0a
/dev/wd0a: block special (0/0)

$ file -s /dev/hda1
/dev/hda1: Linux/i386 ext2 filesystem

$ file -s /dev/hda5
/dev/hda5: Linux/i386 swap file

$ file data.ppm
data.ppm: Netpbm PPM "rawbits" image data