%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, Zlib</seg></seglistitem> </segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of File Prepare File for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr Compile the package: make Now install it: make install Contents of File Installed programs Installed library filelibmagic.[a,so] Short descriptions file 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. libmagic libmagic contains routines for magic number recognition, used by the file program.