1*66540Sbostic.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993, 1994 261993Sbostic.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 319667Smckusick.\" 443693Scael.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 543693Scael.\" 6*66540Sbostic.\" @(#)file.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 03/31/94 743693Scael.\" 843693Scael.Dd 943693Scael.Dt FILE 1 1047337Scael.Os 1143693Scael.Sh NAME 1243693Scael.Nm file 1343693Scael.Nd identify file content 1443693Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS 1543693Scael.Nm file 16*66540Sbostic.Op Fl h 17*66540Sbostic.Ar file ... 1843693Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 1943693Scael.Nm File 20*66540Sbostictests the specified files and attempts to classify them. 21*66540SbosticIf a file is a text file, 22*66540Sbosticit attempts to determine the type of text (e.g. 2343693Scael.Xr csh 1 24*66540Sbosticcommands or C source code). 25*66540Sbostic.Pp 26*66540SbosticThe options are as follows: 27*66540Sbostic.Bl -tag -width Ds 28*66540Sbostic.It Fl h 29*66540SbosticIf a symbolic link is specified, identify the file as a symbolic 30*66540Sbosticlink. 31*66540SbosticBy default, symbolic links are only identified if they reference 32*66540Sbosticnon-existent files. 33*66540Sbostic.El 34*66540Sbostic.Sh COMPATIBILITY 35*66540SbosticPrevious implementations of the 36*66540Sbostic.Nm file 37*66540Sbosticutility did not follow symbolic links by default. 3850081Sbostic.Sh BUGS 3950081SbosticAs many tests are used and 40*66540Sbostic.Nm file 41*66540Sbosticstops testing on the first successful one, it can often make mistakes. 4243693Scael.Sh HISTORY 4343693ScaelA 4443693Scael.Nm file 4550671Scaelcommand appeared in 4650671Scael.At v6 . 47