Re: detecting file types

On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:05:57 +0100, dagecko
<dagecko@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi

I would like to know how to detect if a file is binary, if
it's an ascii or if it's a link to another file.
Unfortunately I don't know how to do that.

man file


--
C:\> WIN
Bad command or filename
C:\> LOSE
Loading Microsoft Windows ...
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