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1.TH FILE 1
2.SH NAME
3file \- make a guess as to a file's type based on contents
4.SH SYNOPSIS
5\fBfile \fIname ...\fR
6.br
7.de FL
8.TP
9\\fB\\$1\\fR
10\\$2
11..
12.de EX
13.TP 20
14\\fB\\$1\\fR
15# \\$2
16..
17.SH EXAMPLES
18.EX "file a.out ar.h" "Guess at types"
19.SH DESCRIPTION
20.PP
21\fIFile\fR reads the first block of a file and tries to make an
22intelligent guess about what kind of file it is.
23It understands about archives, C
24source programs, executable binaries, shell scripts, and English text.
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