File identification software

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* [[DROID]] (cross-platform, open source, [http://digital-preservation.github.com/droid/ website]): ''"DROID is a software tool developed by The National Archives [of the United Kingdom] to perform automated batch identification of file formats."'' Requires Java 6, will not run on Java 7 as of 28 Oct 2012.
 
* [[DROID]] (cross-platform, open source, [http://digital-preservation.github.com/droid/ website]): ''"DROID is a software tool developed by The National Archives [of the United Kingdom] to perform automated batch identification of file formats."'' Requires Java 6, will not run on Java 7 as of 28 Oct 2012.
 
* [[File command]] (various implementations): a standard Unix command, found on almost all Unix and Unix-like (i.e., Linux) systems. See 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 man page] for an overview.
 
* [[File command]] (various implementations): a standard Unix command, found on almost all Unix and Unix-like (i.e., Linux) systems. See 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 man page] for an overview.
* [[TrID]] (Windows, free for non-commercial, [http://mark0.net/soft-trid-e.html website]): identifies files using a database of filetype signatures. Also has an [http://mark0.net/onlinetrid.aspx online version].
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* [[TrID]] (Windows, Linux, free for non-commercial, [http://mark0.net/soft-trid-e.html website]): identifies files using a database of filetype signatures. Also has an [http://mark0.net/onlinetrid.aspx online version].

Revision as of 17:45, 28 October 2012

  • DROID (cross-platform, open source, website): "DROID is a software tool developed by The National Archives [of the United Kingdom] to perform automated batch identification of file formats." Requires Java 6, will not run on Java 7 as of 28 Oct 2012.
  • File command (various implementations): a standard Unix command, found on almost all Unix and Unix-like (i.e., Linux) systems. See the Debian man page for an overview.
  • TrID (Windows, Linux, free for non-commercial, website): identifies files using a database of filetype signatures. Also has an online version.
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