it will show the type of the file

by using -b option ,output will only show the type of file omitting the file name

by using -b option ,output will only show the type of file omitting the file name

it will show mime type of files

if we have a compressed file we can see the uncompressed contents of a fiel

file command can be used on multiple files

it will display file type of all files

want to display type of all files starting with m

displays type of all .txt files

Output:

example.txt: ASCII text

(This determines that example.txt is a text file.)

Output:

/home/user/: directory

(This confirms that /home/user/ is a directory.)

Output:

/bin/ls: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64

(This confirms that /bin/ls is a 64-bit executable.)

Output:

archive.tar.gz: gzip compressed data

(This confirms that archive.tar.gz is a gzip-compressed file.)

Output:

picture.jpg: JPEG image data, JFIF standard

(This confirms that picture.jpg is a JPEG image.)

Output:

video.mp4: ISO Media, MP4 Base Media

(This determines that video.mp4 is an MP4 video.)

Output:

file1.txt: ASCII text
file2.jpg: JPEG image data
file3.mp4: ISO Media, MP4 Base Media
 

(This determines the type of multiple files.)

Output:

file1.txt: ASCII text
file2.jpg: JPEG image data
file3.mp4: ISO Media, MP4 Base Media
 

(This determines the type of multiple files.)

Output:

document.pdf: application/pdf; charset=binary

(This displays the MIME type of the file.)

Output:

document.pdf: application/pdf; charset=binary

(This displays the MIME type of the file.)

Output:

/usr/bin/python3: symbolic link to /usr/bin/python3.8

(This reveals that /usr/bin/python3 is a symbolic link to another version.)

If the file is corrupted, file may return:

corrupted_file: data

(This means that the file does not match any known type.)

Determines the type of a file.