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File Identification Programs for DOS - 19 June 1993
List by Jouni Miettunen ([e-mail])

Name:        The name that the program uses about itself
Version:    Current version number
Date:        Date of last release
Description:    A short description
IdType:        What kind of info is used for file identification
    internal  - data is saved inside executable
    external  - data is in a separate file
    magic     - use magic numbers
    extension - use file extensions
    ascii     - read ASCII file and check for predefined keywords
Where:        Where you could find this
Archive:    The name of file archive to look for
    garbo    - garbo.uwasa.fi (128.214.87.1)
        - wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/garbo.uwasa.fi (128.252.135.4)
        - archie.au:/micros/pc/garbo (139.130.4.6)
        - nctucca.edu.tw:/PcMsDos/Garbo-pc (140.111.3.21)
    simtel    - wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (192.88.110.20)
        - oak.oakland.edu (141.210.10.117)
        - wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4)
        - ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9)
        - nic.funet.fi:/pub/msdos/SIMTEL20-mirror (128.214.6.100)
        - src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.3.7)
        - nic.switch.ch (130.59.1.40)
        - archie.au (139.130.4.6)
        - nctuccca.edu.tw (140.111.3.21)
Status:        Status of the program
    freeware   - free to use and distribute
    shareware  - try first, register later if it's good enough
    commercial - do not distribute
Author:        The name of the author (email or mail address)
Comments:    My personal biased opinion (if there's something special)
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Name: Archive Identifier (ARCID)
Version: 1.02
Date: 22 December 1992
Description: identify file archive formats in DOS batchfiles
IdType: internal magic and extensions (about 15 magic, total limited to 1-97)
Where: garbo:/pc/arcutil
Archive: arcid102.zip (19962k)
Status: shareware (USD5, USD10 commercial)
Author: Stacy Smith (FidoNet 1:276/112)
Comments: return info in DOS errorlevel, nagware

Name: WHAT?format
Version: 2.9
Date: 2 June 1990
Description: identify (mainly) word prosessor text files in typesetting house
IdType: internal magic (about 65)
Where: garbo:/pc/fileutil
Archive: what29.zip (57956k)
Status: freeware
Author: Steve Pepper (Pilestredet 97, N-0358 Oslo 3, Norway)
Comments: good!

Name: WhatIs - The FileIdentifier
Version: 1.01
Date: 18 June 1992
Description: identify files
IdType: internal magic and extensions (about 100)
Where: garbo:/pc/fileutil simtel:filutl
Archive: whtis101.zoo (68046k)
Status: shareware (only registration 15 Australian dollars, full 30 $)
Author: Computer Bakery (PO Box 5, Flaxley SA 5153, Australia)
Comments: can use/create 4DOS description files

Name: FileType
Version: 1.1
Date: 19 August 1991
Description: identify files
IdType: external magic (about 105)
Where: garbo:/pc/fileutil simtel:filutl
Archive: filtyp11.zip (21394k)
Status: freeware
Author: Gilbert W. Selke ([e-mail])
Comments: pascal source included

Name: FileType
Version: 1.1
Date: 14 December 1990
Description: identify files
IdType: internal magic (about 70)
Where: garbo:/pc/fileutil simtel:filutl
Archive: ft11.zip (13441k)
Status: freeware, postcard requested
Author: Cliff Peterson (CompuServe: 72077,342)
Comments:

Name: File (File2)
Version: 1.0
Date: 18 May 1993
Description: identify files, directed towards DOS files
IdType: external magic (about 600, limited to 2048)
Where: simtel:filutl garbo:/pc/unix
Archive: file10.zip (53226k)
Status: freeware (part of free Rutils 4 collection)
Author: Richard Breuer ([e-mail])
Comments: unix magic file compatible (extended format). Provides extra info.

Name: CHK4COMP
Version: 3.6
Date: 7 December 1991
Description: identify compressed executables
IdType: internal magic (about 15)
Where: garbo:/pc/execomp
Archive: chk4c360.zip (18127k)
Status: freeware (unknown)
Author: John Land
Comments:

Name: FileID -- A File IDentifier program
Version: 1.40
Date: 18 June 1992
Description: file identifier
IdType: internal magic (about 10)
Where:
Archive: fileid14.zip (49454k)
Status: shareware (USD10 per CPU or USD50 per site)
Author: Lloyd Eldrod ([e-mail]) and
    Fred Homan ([e-mail])
Comments: Amiga source available

Name: Joan Riff's "file" for the PC
Version: Apr 06 1993
Date: 6 April 1993
Description: unixlike file command
IdType: internal magic (about 80) mostly for unix file types
Where: [e-mail]
Archive: file.arc (38094K)
Status: shareware (10USD)
Author: Computerwise Consulting Services ([e-mail])
Comments: nagware, obsolete in DOS

Name: File
Version: 3.9
Date: Apr 13 1993
Description: OS/2 and DOS port of Darwin's File
IdType: external magic (over 900), internal ascii magic (9)
Where: ftp.luth.se:/pub/os2/all/unix/unixutils
Archive: file39.zip (179071K)
Status: "copyright but distributable"
Author: Darrel R. Hankerson ([e-mail])
Comments: source included. Uses ASCII magic very well

Name: File
Version: 3.9
Date:
Description: official 4.4 BSD, Linux and 386bsd File command
IdType: external magic (over 900)
Where: ftp.cs.toronto.edu:/pub/darwin/file
Archive: no archive, the whole directory (about 120K, 2 Shell Archives etc.)
Status: "copyright but distributable"
Author: Ian Darwin ([e-mail])
Comments: very (Unix) portable == _lots_ of code and files

Name: WHATPIC
Version: 2.0
Date: March 1992
Description: identify and tell info about graphics files
IdType: internal (about 24)
Where: simtel:graphics
Archive: whatpic2.zip (14612K)
Status: Freeware
Author: Mike Dowell ([e-mail])
Comments: