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 File-&file-version; File <para>The File package contains a utility for determining the type of a given file or files.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> <seglistitem> <seg>&file-ch6-sbu;</seg> <seg>&file-ch6-du;</seg> </seglistitem> </segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of File Fix the man page so that it will reflect recent changes to the -e (--exclude) parameter: sed -i -e '197,+1d' \ -e '189,+1d' \ -e 's/token$/tokens/' doc/file.man Prepare File for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr Compile the package: make To test the results, issue: make check Install the package: make install Contents of File Installed programs Installed library file libmagic.{a,so} Short Descriptions file Tries to classify each given file; it does this by performing several tests—file system tests, magic number tests, and language tests file libmagic Contains routines for magic number recognition, used by the file program libmagic