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



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NAME
       fileutil::magic::filetype - Procedures implementing file-type recognition

SYNOPSIS
       package require Tcl  8.4

       package require fileutil::magic::filetype  ?1.0.2?

       ::fileutil::magic::filetype filename

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DESCRIPTION
       This package provides a command for the recognition of file types in pure Tcl.

       The core part of the recognizer was generated from a "magic(5)" file containing the checks to perform
       to recognize files, and associated file-types.

       Beware! This recognizer is large, about 276 Kilobyte of generated Tcl code.

       ::fileutil::magic::filetype filename
              This command is similar to the command fileutil::fileType.

              The output of the command for the specified file is a string describing the type of the  file.

              This list will be empty if the type of the file is not recognized.


REFERENCES
       [1]    File(1)  sources  [ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/]  This site contains the current sources for
              the file command, including the magic definitions used by it. The latter were used  by  us  to
              generate this recognizer.


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

SEE ALSO
       file(1), fileutil, magic(5)

KEYWORDS
       file recognition, file type, file utilities, type



fumagic                                             1.0.2                       fileutil::magic::filetype(n)

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