1fileutil::magic::filetype(n)    file utilities    fileutil::magic::filetype(n)
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NAME

8       fileutil::magic::filetype  - Procedures implementing file-type recogni‐
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SYNOPSIS

12       package require Tcl  8.4
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14       package require fileutil::magic::filetype  ?1.0.2?
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16       ::fileutil::magic::filetype filename
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DESCRIPTION

21       This package provides a command for the recognition of  file  types  in
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24       The  core  part  of the recognizer was generated from a "magic(5)" file
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28       Beware!  This  recognizer is large, about 276 Kilobyte of generated Tcl
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31       ::fileutil::magic::filetype filename
32              This command is similar to the command fileutil::fileType.
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34              The output of the command for the specified  file  is  a  string
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37              This  list  will  be empty if the type of the file is not recog‐
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REFERENCES

41       [1]    File(1) sources [ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/] This site  con‐
42              tains  the  current  sources for the file command, including the
43              magic definitions used by it. The latter were used by us to gen‐
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BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK

47       This  document,  and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain
48       bugs and other problems.  Please report such in the  category  fileutil
49       ::    magic    of    the    Tcllib    SF    Trackers    [http://source‐
50       forge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883].  Please also report any  ideas  for
51       enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.
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SEE ALSO

54       file(1), fileutil, magic(5)
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KEYWORDS

57       file recognition, file type, file utilities, type
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