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syntax: markdown
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tags: [tldr, common]
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source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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---
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# file
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> Determine file type.
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> See also: `stat`.
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> More information: <https://manned.org/file>.
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- Give a description of the type of the specified file:
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`file {{path/to/file}}`
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- Look inside a zipped file and determine the file type(s) inside:
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`file {{[-z|--uncompress]}} {{path/to/file.zip}}`
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- Allow `file` to work with special or device files:
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`file {{[-s|--special-files]}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Don't stop at first file type match; keep going until the end of the file:
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`file {{[-k|--keep-going]}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Determine the MIME encoding type of a file:
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`file {{[-i|--mime]}} {{path/to/file}}`
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