Fine Free File Command

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.
Homepage:	http://www.darwinsys.com/file/
Function:	File Format Identification

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:

2023-07-27 19:46:14

[tag:github.com,2008:Repository/1303130/FILE5_45 FILE5_45]

by zoulasc

2022-12-26 18:18:22

[tag:github.com,2008:Repository/1303130/FILE5_44 FILE5_44]

by zoulasc

2022-09-13 18:47:28

[tag:github.com,2008:Repository/1303130/FILE5_43 FILE5_43]

by zoulasc

Activity Feed

Below the last 5 commits:

2024-09-04 19:09:00

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/dc0eaef3edd22bf243e3af87ead9910a35697f6a avoid double description]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc

2024-09-04 19:08:08

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/ce570056714e72c5c6d8217cadf2e2a1c5d92d4f shorten description]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc

2024-09-04 19:07:20

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/1aba1fcd354f234eee939190648e4bf47f502d7c fix indent]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc

2024-09-04 19:06:11

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/8739affc26a72dbbd6f25dfb8e4ec17c9e4c101d Fix more warnings found by Jason Summers script.]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc

2024-09-04 19:04:03

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/90342535779c966809ac0de59b0f4b20c4e26e1f STM32 devices, DFU firmware (.dfu files) (from Alexandre IOOSS)]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc