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Anonymoususer852: Add links.

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Jsummers: /* Links */

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‎Links

Jsummers at 15:44, 18 October 2017

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PaulWise: use the new path system for manpages.debian.org

2017-01-30T13:28:56Z

use the new path system for manpages.debian.org

Jsummers: Category:File Format Identification

2015-06-24T00:37:52Z

Category:File Format Identification

Jsummers at 22:29, 29 August 2013

2013-08-29T22:29:57Z

Dan Tobias: Add standard navigational header

2012-11-08T09:14:31Z

Add standard navigational header

Nxg: Initial version (bit of a stub -- needs enhancement)

2012-11-07T16:40:38Z

Initial version (bit of a stub -- needs enhancement)

New page

==The File command==

The <code>file</code> command has been a part of unix distributions for many years.

The [http://manpages.debian.net/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=file&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=Debian+6.0+squeeze&format=html&locale=en Debian manpage] gives an overview of its functionality

The program source includes a database of heuristics for determining file types, which includes a variety of 'magic numbers' which characterise files. This database is not portable, but is potentially adaptable.

For the source, see:
* [http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/sysutils/file/ FreeBSD port tree] (referring to the porting of the original distribution into FreeBSD
* '''XXX Need more sources!'''

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 The <code>file</code> command is a file format identification utility that has been a part of Unix distributions for many years.
-The [https://manpages.debian.org/man1/file Debian manpage] gives an overview of its functionality
+The [https://manpages.debian.org/man1/file Debian manpage] gives an overview of its functionality.
-The program source includes a database of heuristics for determining file types, which includes a variety of 'magic numbers' which characterise files.  This database is not portable, but is potentially adaptable.
+The program source includes a database of heuristics for determining file types, which includes a variety of '[[magic]] numbers' which characterise files.  This database is not portable, but is potentially adaptable.
 == Links ==
 * [https://darwinsys.com/file/ File Command web site]
 * [https://www.astron.com/pub/file/ Source code releases]
 * [http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/sysutils/file/ FreeBSD port tree] (referring to the porting of the original distribution into FreeBSD)
 [[Category:File Format Identification]]

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 == Links ==
-* [http://www.darwinsys.com/file/ File Command web site]
+* [https://darwinsys.com/file/ File Command web site]
-* [ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/ Source code]
+* [https://www.astron.com/pub/file/ Source code releases]
 * [http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/sysutils/file/ FreeBSD port tree] (referring to the porting of the original distribution into FreeBSD)
 [[Category:File Format Identification]]

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 |[[File command]]
 |}
+The <code>file</code> command is a file format identification utility that has been a part of Unix distributions for many years.
 The <code>file</code> command has been a part of Unix distributions for many years.
 The [https://manpages.debian.org/man1/file Debian manpage] gives an overview of its functionality

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 The <code>file</code> command has been a part of Unix distributions for many years.
-The [http://manpages.debian.net/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=file&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=Debian+6.0+squeeze&format=html&locale=en Debian manpage] gives an overview of its functionality
+The [https://manpages.debian.org/man1/file Debian manpage] gives an overview of its functionality
 The program source includes a database of heuristics for determining file types, which includes a variety of 'magic numbers' which characterise files.  This database is not portable, but is potentially adaptable.

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 |[[File command]]
 |}
 The <code>file</code> command has been a part of Unix distributions for many years.
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 * [ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/ Source code]
 * [http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/sysutils/file/ FreeBSD port tree] (referring to the porting of the original distribution into FreeBSD)

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		+	\|[[File command]]
		+	\|}

	==The File command==		==The File command==