[Gllug] StarOffice

Paul Brazier pbrazier at cosmos-uk.co.uk
Thu Oct 25 16:08:29 UTC 2001


> On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Paul Brazier gibbered:
> > You can use the "file" command to get the type of a file.
> > Apparently it uses some kind of heuristics to work out if it's an
> > executable, text, picture, movie, shell script etc.
> 
> `Apparently'? The man page repeatedly states it!

That's why it's apparent ;)
Unfortunately I use purely MS at work :( so I just have to go by memory
from my evening Linux sessions.
I know there are man pages online but as "file" is such a common term I
didn't try locating them via Google.


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