%general-entities; ]> File-&file-version; File <para>The File package contains a utility for determining the type of files.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> <seglistitem><seg>0.1 SBU</seg><seg>6.3 MB</seg></seglistitem> </segmentedlist> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>File installation depends on</segtitle> <seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, Sed, and Zlib</seg></seglistitem> </segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of File Prepare File for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr Compile the package: make Install the package: make install Contents of File Installed programs Installed library filelibmagic.[a,so] Short descriptions file tries to classify each given file. It does this by performing several tests—file system tests, magic number tests, and language tests. The first test that succeeds determines the result. file libmagic contains routines for magic number recognition, used by the file program. libmagic