25 lines
480 B
Groff
25 lines
480 B
Groff
.TH FILE 1
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.SH NAME
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file \- make a guess as to a file's type based on contents
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBfile \fIname ...\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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..
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX "file a.out ar.h" "Guess at types"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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\fIFile\fR reads the first block of a file and tries to make an
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intelligent guess about what kind of file it is.
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It understands about archives, C
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source programs, executable binaries, shell scripts, and English text.
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