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:
- 2026-06-02 22:05:09
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/a35b20d2ba588ad9dece92a529dc34f98cdb59fd PR/688: ea9dtx: Remove second magic "require" that was less strict th…]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc
- 2026-06-02 19:58:38
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/c5254336bde534732ecf2ffb2f8ede012b27ce61 PR/712: jsummers: fix for a file with a single CR]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc
- 2026-06-02 19:41:27
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/a491d83b2f9efac28ca863ce113fb6aff55f2528 Add nix]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc
- 2026-06-02 18:47:23
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/ad878362e4c1707ba617945bcd91e08eb3c2b48f PR/692: adepasquale: Handle binary emails]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc
- 2026-06-02 18:16:34
- [tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/c5258b579a09a147cdd9d0ba7cf559c51d0016ce PR/699: pertusus: Fix info detection]
- by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc