%general-entities; ]> File The File package contains a utility for determining the type of files. &buildtime; 0.1 SBU &diskspace; 6.3 MB File installation depends on: Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, Sed, Zlib. Prepare File for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr Compile the package: make Now install it: make install Installed program: file Installed library: libmagic.[a,so] 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.