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1.1       root        1: .TH FILE 1  "18 January 1983"
                      2: .SH NAME
                      3: file \- determine file type
                      4: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      5: .B file
                      6: file ...
                      7: .SH DESCRIPTION
                      8: .I File
                      9: performs a series of tests on each argument
                     10: in an attempt to classify it.
                     11: If an argument appears to be ascii,
                     12: .I file
                     13: examines the first 512 bytes
                     14: and tries to guess its language.
                     15: .SH BUGS
                     16: It often makes mistakes.
                     17: In particular it often suggests that
                     18: command files are C programs.
                     19: .PP
                     20: Does not recognize Pascal or LISP.

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