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1.1       root        1: .\"    @(#)file.1      6.1 (Berkeley) 4/29/85
                      2: .\"
                      3: .TH FILE 1 "April 29, 1985"
                      4: .AT 3
                      5: .SH NAME
                      6: file \- determine file type
                      7: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      8: .B file
                      9: file ...
                     10: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     11: .I File
                     12: performs a series of tests on each argument
                     13: in an attempt to classify it.
                     14: If an argument appears to be ascii,
                     15: .I file
                     16: examines the first 512 bytes
                     17: and tries to guess its language.
                     18: .SH BUGS
                     19: It often makes mistakes.
                     20: In particular it often suggests that
                     21: command files are C programs.
                     22: .PP
                     23: Does not recognize Pascal or LISP.

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