Talk:Fine Free File Command

Is this name the most idiomatic?

I am wondering what folks think about the name convention adopted for this record. I have contributed to this one in the past, but even today I don't think to look under this name when I am thinking of the Unix File(1) Utility. Perhaps file (command), or another name is more appropriate? That being said, does anyone know of an aliasing mechanism on MediaWiki? An alias, or set of aliases back to this record might also make it easier to find/reference. Ross-spencer (talk) 10:25, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

I think the MediaWiki convention is to make Redirects that point aliases to the 'canonical' page. Adding a "file (command)" alias seems reasonable. The tool's homepage declares it to be the "fine free file command", but also refers to it as the "file(1) command", so maybe that's a better name and/or alias? Andrew N. Jackson (talk) 15:12, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

Experimenting with adding a redirect from file(1) command... Andrew N. Jackson (talk) 20:09, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

Alas, I didn't get a ping about this discussion, I'll need to check my notification settings -- either way, I am here because I saw it worked through the search this time!! No having to remember the Free File Command!! Very good, thanks for doing that Andy. Ross-spencer (talk) 17:34, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

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