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filetype(1)            DragonFly General Commands Manual           filetype(1)

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).

                                 April 5, 2004                     filetype(1)