summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/Base
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorValtteri Koskivuori <vkoskiv@gmail.com>2021-05-07 17:59:49 +0300
committerLinus Groh <mail@linusgroh.de>2021-05-07 16:29:58 +0100
commit09ea57031f67634c057c808323cc9e626ec1304c (patch)
tree41f68b08791e671a49e85f235ddceef84a457ab8 /Base
parent336a79a4521d964a5c2ed01d2e82d45b2d2a5d8a (diff)
downloadserenity-09ea57031f67634c057c808323cc9e626ec1304c.zip
Base: Add manpage for file(1)
Diffstat (limited to 'Base')
-rw-r--r--Base/usr/share/man/man1/file.md35
1 files changed, 35 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Base/usr/share/man/man1/file.md b/Base/usr/share/man/man1/file.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be37db78c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Base/usr/share/man/man1/file.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+## Name
+
+file - determine type of files
+
+## Synopsis
+
+```**sh
+$ file [options...] [files...]
+```
+
+## Description
+
+`file` attempts to identify the type of files.
+
+First, an attempt is made to identify a given file based on predetermined binary patterns. If this fails, `file` will fall back to determining the type based on the filename.
+
+## Options
+
+* `--help`: Display this message
+* `-I`, `--mime-type`: Only show mime type.
+
+## Arguments
+
+* `files`: Files to identify
+
+## Examples
+
+```sh
+# Identify a file
+$ file Buggie.png
+Buggie.png: PNG image data, 64 x 138
+# Identify all files in the current directory, and show only the mime type.
+$ย file -I *
+```
+