FILE(I)                      1/16/75                      FILE(I)







NAME

     file - determine file type



SYNOPSIS

     file file ...



DESCRIPTION

     File performs a series of  tests  on  each  argument  in  an

     attempt to classify it.  If an argument appears to be ascii,

     file examines the first 512 bytes and  tries  to  guess  its

     language.



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