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:
- 2026-02-27 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
- 2023-07-27 19:46:14
- [tag:github.com,2008:Repository/1303130/FILE5_45 FILE5_45]
- by zoulasc
Activity Feed
Below the last 5 commits:
- 2026-05-10 01:25:02
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/21a73875380baa9ded81bbd3e8467ee9ff47af10 PR/169: Paul E. Jones: More precise magic for AES]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc
- 2026-05-10 01:23:57
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/c3ff0263c7bba4bdab67807819e0c26913ca18b8 REmove +'s]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc
- 2026-05-10 01:15:16
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/f717ec77b09a59336d3509035c84e099f8f3a732 PR/168: Yuvraj Saxena: Add Fuchsia archive]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc
- 2026-05-09 22:44:32
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/df433bfcbc2e802865eb0550fb35766375ea201a Check for end of line (evilrabbit @ tutamail dot com)]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc
- 2026-05-09 22:41:29
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/4aeb7e026c6b3e5df1d8d924de44ed8f8765d4c2 Limit size of FILE_PSTRING (evilrabbit @ tutamail dot com)]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc