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:

2024-11-16 19:19:34

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/a3828fbba95611f7e0783c5d5ee636ad80efe061 store the buffer in the magic set so that it does not appear like a leak]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc

2024-11-11 15:49:11

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/87ed2d47d61450bd1ee3f25d568c26116810437c reduce stack use.]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc

2024-11-10 21:02:53

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/784d2f0034137f27836bda9db31fbea9d75e4727 Add some changelog entries]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc

2024-11-10 20:44:30

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/f8fa40e9da2e65668f39a50285ae4d8f266ffbb0 PR/515: marcoiberio: Fix width field order in tiff magic]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc

2024-11-10 18:54:33

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/d1e22f8bc9d4d5efd1bceb33e814759a2887508a PR/494: dgutson: Add Terse Executable magic]

by zoulasc https://github.com/zoulasc