Detect the type of file

Last update on August 12, 2009 12:44 PM by jak58
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Detect the type of file









Under the system Unix and Linux, the file extension does not have any importance, i.e a file named file.jpg can even be an HTML page like a sound file under format WAV which can be accessed with the existing under the Operating system.

To know the type of file, run the command: 

File filename
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