FILE(1) FILE(1)
NAME
file - determine file type
SYNOPSIS
file file ...
file -f names
DESCRIPTION
File performs a series of tests on a set of files in an
attempt to classify their contents by language or purpose.
The names may be enumerated or contained in the file speci-
fied by the -f option.
BUGS
It can make mistakes, for example classifying a file of dec-
imal data, `.01', `.02', etc. as troff(1) input.