Package: file (1:5.46-4 and others)

[ Source: file  ]

Recognize the type of data in a file using "magic" numbers

The file command is "a file type guesser", a command-line tool that tells you in words what kind of data a file contains.

This package contains the file program itself.

Tags: System Administration: Forensics and Recovery, Implemented in: C, User Interface: interface::commandline, role::program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: Analysing, use::scanning, works-with::file

Other Packages Related to file

• dep: libc6 (>= 2.38) [not alpha, ia64, loong64, sh4]

  GNU C könyvtár: megosztott könyvtárak
  also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb

  dep: libc6 (>= 2.41) [loong64, sh4]

• dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.37) [ia64]

  GNU C könyvtár: megosztott könyvtárak
  also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb

  dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.38) [alpha]

• dep: libmagic1t64 (= 1:5.45-3) [ia64]

  Recognize the type of data in a file using "magic" numbers - library

  dep: libmagic1t64 (= 1:5.46-4) [not ia64]

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alpha (unofficial port)	1:5.46-4	42.1 kB	119.0 kB	[list of files]
amd64	1:5.46-4	42.5 kB	79.0 kB	[list of files]
arm64	1:5.46-4	42.6 kB	119.0 kB	[list of files]
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armhf	1:5.46-4	41.7 kB	118.0 kB	[list of files]
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i386	1:5.46-4	42.4 kB	74.0 kB	[list of files]
ia64 (unofficial port)	1:5.45-3	43.5 kB	85.0 kB	[list of files]
loong64 (unofficial port)	1:5.46-4	42.5 kB	119.0 kB	[list of files]
m68k (unofficial port)	1:5.46-4	41.7 kB	78.0 kB	[list of files]
mips64el	1:5.46-4	42.6 kB	120.0 kB	[list of files]
ppc64 (unofficial port)	1:5.46-4	43.2 kB	119.0 kB	[list of files]
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riscv64	1:5.46-4	42.3 kB	75.0 kB	[list of files]
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sh4 (unofficial port)	1:5.46-4	43.0 kB	118.0 kB	[list of files]
sparc64 (unofficial port)	1:5.46-4	41.8 kB	1,080.0 kB	[list of files]
x32 (unofficial port)	1:5.46-4	42.3 kB	74.0 kB	[list of files]