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  1.  
  2.  -- file --
  3.  
  4. Show the type of a file.
  5.  
  6. Usage:
  7.   file <file1> [file2] [...]
  8.  
  9. The file command queries the system about its idea of the data type(s) of
  10. the named file(s).
  11.  
  12. Example:
  13.   file /visopsys
  14.  
  15. Will produce the output:
  16.  visopsys: ELF binary executable
  17.  
  18.