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Command: file - make a guess as to a file's type based on contents
Syntax: file name ...
Flags: (none)
Example: file a.out ar.h # Guess at types
File reads the first block of a file and tries to make an
intelligent guess about what kind of file it is. It understands about
archives, C source programs, executable binaries, shell scripts, and
English text.