Fine Free File Command
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Description
This is the home page for the open source implementation of the file(1) command that ships with every free operating system (OpenBSD, Linux, NetBSD, FreeBSD, etc.) and has been ported to most systems where people use free software (including OS/2, DOS, MS Windows, etc.).
User Experiences
- [2019-11-16] Linux and Unix file command tutorial with examples
Development Activity
All development activity is visible on GitHub: https://github.com/file/file/commits
Release Feed
Below the last 3 release feeds:
- 2026-06-08 20:14:23
- [tag:github.com,2008:Repository/1303130/FILE5_48 FILE5_48]
- by zoulasc
- 2026-02-27 14:58:13
- [tag:github.com,2008:Repository/1303130/FILE5_47 FILE5_47]
- by zoulasc
- 2024-11-27 15:37:46
- [tag:github.com,2008:Repository/1303130/FILE5_46 FILE5_46]
- by zoulasc
Activity Feed
Below the last 5 commits:
- 2026-08-23 20:44:30
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/f7185a135c2d691b44c97a9b65f23e9582cdce19 Recognize MIPS COFF executables compiled by an old MS compiler.]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc
- 2026-08-20 14:30:08
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/9de57c0b0607c53c6196967fbad53499022a0991 fix missing _]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc
- 2026-08-17 08:58:26
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/db69d9fe15259ceee467efbb2852940e826c9ce9 Add Fabylon FAB2 book container (Martijn Benders)]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc
- 2026-08-05 07:29:07
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/711ccc264519cdc5073ccb26651c0a9bafc3b47a Recognize COFF object files and executables with mask 0x8080]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc
- 2026-08-03 08:07:26
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/565c7caf336a370ca218225e1cdf3471f61b449f Prevent misdetection that matches MIPS COFF binaries with 7 sections …]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc