User:Andrew N. Jackson/Test Tool Page

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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:

2026-10-16 14:19:05

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/4ee5ca8fb938c3168bcededd0ce7c2e03daea485 check offset before copying (found by oss-fuzz)]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc

2026-10-14 17:51:29

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/f7f841f1f5956e491930b8307fbaedd1875060cb handle renaming of file_ca.readme to file.readme]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc

2026-10-14 16:54:08

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/4eae60a63cc185f97efb913f0a69cf064488e2a9 PR/181: soma0121: fix infinite loop in cdf_unpack_catalog on zero-len…]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc

2026-10-13 18:39:56

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/f110051518c438be122c90f133b492ca56ab89cb PR/798: Anton Monroe: Search more for info files.]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc

2026-10-13 18:38:06

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/9184ead176dfb7104bd018716fed040aba191f9c PR/799: Anton Monroe: Trim cr/eof for __OS2__]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc