NAME

filetype - file type reporting program

SYNOPSIS

filetype [ -s filetype-spec file ] [ -h, --help ] [ -v, --version ] [ -d, --debug ] [ --log-stdout ] [ --log-stderr ] [ --log-syslog ] [ -f namefile ] file ...

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents version 0.0.1 of the filetype command. filetype tries to classify each file given to it. The file(s) to classify can be given on the command line as usual file arguments (i.e. after the options), or in a file where the files to classify are listed on separate lines, or in standard input. filetype tests against a binary database with information about file types, which should be located at /etc/filetype.spec unless you specify otherwise with the -s option. If the file is known, information about it is printed on standard output. Otherwise the tag "Unknown" is used.

OPTIONS

-s filetype-spec file

Use this file to test against rather than the default /etc/filetype.spec

-h, --help

Show usage.

-v, --version

Show version.

-d, --debug

Print debugging messages (warning: large output)

--log-stdout

Send verbose/debug output to stdout.

--log-stderr

Send verbose/debug output to stderr.

--log-syslog

Send verbose/debug output to syslog if available.

-f namefile

A file (or stdin if '-') containing a list of files to test. Multiple file list can be used by using multiple '-f file' arguments.

SEE ALSO

file(1), filetype-compile(1), libfiletype(2).