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Shell command for reporting file type information
file is a shell command for reporting the type of data contained in a file. It is commonly supported in Unix and Unix-like operating systems. As the command
File_(command)
in many signatures) file (command) "execve(2): execute program - Linux man page". linux.die.net. Retrieved 2022-07-12. "Libpcap File Format". Retrieved
List_of_file_signatures
File format and file archiver program
most modern file archiving utilities. The tar command was abandoned in POSIX.1-2001 in favor of pax, which was to support the ustar file format, and tar
Tar_(computing)
Script file for Microsoft computer operating systems
A batch file is a script file in DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows. It consists of a series of commands to be executed by the command-line interpreter,
Batch_file
Topics referred to by the same term
documents Filing (legal), submitting a document to the clerk of a court Computer file, a resource for storing information file URI scheme file (command), a
File
Standard protocol for transferring files over TCP/IP networks
SSL/TLS (FTPS) or replaced with SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP). The first FTP client applications were command-line programs developed before operating
File_Transfer_Protocol
Default command line for MS-DOS and Windows 9x
Copies one file to another (if the destination file already exists, MS-DOS asks whether to replace it). (See also XCOPY, an external command that could
COMMAND.COM
Software feature
item. The user then presses Return or ↵ Enter to run the command or open the file. Command-line completion is useful in several ways, as illustrated
Command-line_completion
Software interface based on commands formatted as lines of text
automating programs since commands can be stored in a script file that can be used repeatedly. A script allows its contained commands to be executed as a group
Command-line_interface
Command in various operating systems
Windows PowerShell. It is used to delete one or more files or directories from a file system. The command is available for various operating systems including
Del_(command)
Filename suffix that indicates the file's type
filename extension, also known as file name extension or file extension, is a suffix to the name of a computer file (for example, .txt, .mp3, .exe) that
Filename_extension
Shell command for deleting files
shell command for removing files (which includes special files such as directories) from the file system. The command may not actually delete a file (release
Rm_(Unix)
The APPEND command is similar to the PATH command that tells DOS where to search for program files (files with a .COM, . EXE, or .BAT file name extension)
List_of_DOS_commands
File types in Unix-based operating systems
However, the file command can usually be used to determine what type of data they contain. The type of a file is specified by the file's mode, which consists
Unix_file_types
Shell for Windows NT and other operating systems
compared to COMMAND.COM, including: More detailed error reporting for malformed commands than the generic COMMAND.COM "Bad command or file name". In OS/2
Cmd.exe
Below is a list of FTP commands that may be sent to a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server. It includes all commands that are standardized by the Internet
List_of_FTP_commands
Shell command that copies file
cp is a shell command for copying files and directories. If the user has write access to a target file, the command copies the content by opening it in
Cp_(Unix)
Tool to change passwords on Unix-like OSes
superuser or by using a few special purpose privileged commands. The /etc/passwd file is a text file with one record per line, each describing a user account
Passwd
MS-DOS error
"Bad command or file name" is a common and ambiguous error message in MS-DOS. COMMAND.COM produces this error message when the first word of a command could
Bad_command_or_file_name
term file refers to an item of a file system which can be a regular file, a directory or several other more specialized types. Columns: Command The text
List_of_POSIX_commands
Shell command for changing access permissions of a file
chmod is a shell command for changing access permissions and special mode flags of files (including special files such as directories). The name is short
Chmod
Archive file format created for Microsoft Windows
creating CAB archive files using the makecab command-line utility. It supports extracting the contents of a CAB archive files using File Explorer, Setup API
Cabinet_(file_format)
Shell command for copying and converting file data
dd (Data(set) Definition) is a shell command for reading, writing and converting file data. Originally developed for Unix, it has been implemented on many
Dd_(Unix)
Shell command for copying files
a shell command for copying files. Different implementations provide various capabilities, such as: Combining (concatenating) multiple files into a single
Copy_(command)
Shell command for comparing file content
a shell command that compares the content of files and reports differences. The term diff is also used to identify the output of the command and is used
Diff
File system object that is not displayed by default
system as a whole. The Unix-based ls shell command hides any file that starts with a dot (commonly called a dot file or dotfile) unless the option -a or -A
Hidden file and hidden directory
Hidden_file_and_hidden_directory
Structure of information stored on a computer
file format DROID file format identification utility File (command), a file type identification utility File conversion Future proofing Graphics file
File_format
File holding settings for a computer program
A configuration file, also known as config file, is a file that stores data used to configure a software system such as an application, a server or an
Configuration_file
Shell command for listing files and directories
shell command for listing file system contents: files and directories. Arguably, the command provides the same essential functionality as the ls command, but
Dir_(command)
Shell command for writing an input file or stream to standard output
cat is a shell command for writing the content of a file or input stream to standard output. The name is an abbreviation of catenate, a variant form of
Cat_(Unix)
Computer program that provides a user interface to work with file systems
runs on Unix. Orthodox file managers (sometimes abbreviated to "OFM") or command-based file managers are text-menu based file managers that commonly have
File_manager
Command to change the working directory
computer system that provides access to a hierarchical file system, provides a change directory command to set the working directory. As this applies to most
Cd_(command)
Type of simple executable file
a filename extension for text files containing commands to be issued to the operating system (similar to a batch file). With the introduction of Digital
COM_file
compressed file ARC – pre-Zip data compression ARJ – ARJ compressed file BZ2 – bzip2 CAB – A cabinet file is a library of compressed files stored as one file. Cabinet
List_of_file_formats
Computer file format
User Guide. The standard commands are: FILE Names a file containing the data and its format (such as MP3, and WAVE audio file formats, and plain "binary"
Cue_sheet_(computing)
Shell command to limit file permissions for new files
a shell command that reports or sets the mask value that limits the file permissions for newly created files in many Unix and Unix-like file systems.
Umask
Shell command for listing files
ls is a shell command for listing files – including special files such as directories. Originally developed for Unix and later codified by POSIX and Single
Ls
Shell command that copies standard input to standard output and to one or more files
tee is a shell command that copies data from standard input to one or more files in addition to standard output, duplicating the input to each output
Tee_(command)
Unix archiver command
shell command for maintaining multiple files as a single archive file (i.e. a file archiver). It is often used to create and update static library files that
Ar_(Unix)
Computer filing system
In computing, a file system or filesystem (often abbreviated to FS or fs) governs file organization and access. A local file system is a capability of
File_system
Computer bug exploit caused by invalid data
stored in the executable file ./check, the shell command ./check " 1 ) evil" will attempt to execute the (hypothetical) shell command evil instead of comparing
Code_injection
Shell command for reporting file system storage use
du is a shell command for reporting the file system storage allocated to files and directory trees. With no command-line arguments, it reports the space
Du_(Unix)
File format and file compression program
a file format and a file compression program. The program uses the Deflate algorithm to compress and decompress a single file using the gzip file format
Gzip
Unix command
Unix shell, the full stop called the dot command (.) is a command that evaluates commands in a computer file in the current execution context. In the
Dot_(command)
User-definable variable associated with each running process in many operating systems
variable's value inside a DOS or Windows batch file will change the variable for the duration of COMMAND.COMor CMD.EXE's existence, respectively. In Unix
Environment_variable
File creation and timestamp updating shell command
shell command that sets the modification timestamp of an existing file to be current – which on a Unix-based file system includes special files such as
Touch_(command)
Software utility from Microsoft to recover deleted files
Windows File Recovery is a command-line software utility from Microsoft to recover deleted files. It is freely available for Windows 10 version 2004 (May
Windows_File_Recovery
Shell command for reporting available file system space
shell command for reporting the amount of available and consumed storage space on a file system. Although df is short for disk free, the command is not
Df_(Unix)
Discontinued family of computer operating systems
the Console Command Processor (CCP). The BIOS consists of drivers that deal with devices and system hardware. The BDOS implements the file system and provides
CP/M
LZH Archive Manager (previously known as "File Roller") is a front-end only and requires appropriate command-line programs be installed. Programs like
Comparison_of_file_archivers
U.S. government documents declassified in 2026
States UFO files, officially known as the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE), also referred to as the UFO files or the
United_States_UFO_files
GNU replacement for the Bourne shell
also supports the execution of commands from files, known as shell scripts, facilitating automation. The Bash command syntax is a superset of the Bourne
Bash_(Unix_shell)
Shell command for scheduling periodic jobs
administrators can edit. Each line of a crontab file represents a job, and looks like this: * * * * * <command to execute> # | | | | | # | | | | day of the
Cron
Feature of some Unix shells
output of a command to be made available as a file path. The command is substituted in-line, where a file name would normally occur, by the command shell.
Process_substitution
Build automation tool
"CMake FILE command". Note: We do not recommend using GLOB to collect a list of source files from your source tree. If no CMakeLists.txt file changes
Meson_(software)
Copy-on-write file system developed by Apple
application, which is macOS's default file manager, but not when using the cp command. To do that on the command-line, the cp utility on macOS has a -c
Apple_File_System
2026 South Korean television series
Filing for Love (Korean: 은밀한 감사) is a 2026 South Korean workplace comedy television series created by Yang Hee-seung [ko], written by Yeo Eun-ho, directed
Filing_for_Love
Shell command
start command. It is used to start a program in memory at a specified address. Typical Unix shells (bash, etc.) have no built-in registry of file types
Start_(command)
Software build automation tool
Make is a command-line interface software tool that performs actions ordered by configured dependencies as defined in a configuration file called a makefile
Make_(software)
Archiving utility for various operating systems
handling of file input/outputs is also a mix: when a list of file names is specified on the command line, they are taken as shell globs for file input or
Pax_(command)
Act of creating a new computer file with content matching an exiting file
an operating system command-line shell provides for file copying via commands cp, copy and similar variants. mv also copies files but only when the source
File_copying
Shell command for renaming a file or directory
shell command for renaming a file and in some implementations (such as AmigaDOS) a directory. Some shells with ren also provide a move command that provides
Ren_(command)
Filesystem of OpenVMS and RSX-11 operating systems
the file type; the TYPE command, for example, defaults to ".LIS" as the file type, so the command TYPE F, with no extension, attempts to open the file F
Files-11
Computer mechanism
File locking is a mechanism that restricts access to a computer file, or to a region of a file, by allowing only one user or process to modify or delete
File_locking
Fantasy/mystery book series by Jim Butcher
The Dresden Files is an urban fantasy series written by American author Jim Butcher. The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry
The_Dresden_Files
to display the contents of specified files on the computer terminal. The analogous Unix command is cat. The command is available in the operating systems
TYPE_(DOS_command)
Family of archive file formats
ZIP is an archive file format that supports lossless data compression. A ZIP file may contain one or more files or directories that may have been compressed
ZIP_(file_format)
Shell command for creating a link file
shell command for creating a link file to an existing file or directory. By default, the command creates a hard link, but with the -s command line option
Ln_(Unix)
Shell command for joining files horizontally
of each input file, separated by tabs. The command reads each specified input file line-by-line. For each set of input lines, the command outputs a line
Paste_(Unix)
Shell command for finding files
find is a shell command that locates files based on search criteria and performs actions on the matching files such as printing the file system path to
Find_(Unix)
Command-line program that compares multiple files
computing, fc (File Compare) is a command-line program in DOS, IBM OS/2 and Microsoft Windows operating systems, that compares multiple files and outputs
File_Compare
Network administration command-line tool
can operate based on command line option and flag arguments, or in batch mode by reading requests from an operating system file. When a specific name
Dig_(command)
Specifies initial commands run under DOS-type operating systems
file one can execute every command being available either internally within the OS-specific command.com TSR or as an extra command (.com/.exe files)
AUTOEXEC.BAT
Programming command in Unix
The Unix command fuser is used to show which processes are using a specified computer file, file system, or Unix socket. For example, to check process
Fuser_(Unix)
Unix command to mount a filesystem
command in various operating systems. Before a user can access a file on a Unix-like machine, the file system on the device which contains the file needs
Mount_(Unix)
Interface to device driver that appears in filesystem
a device file, device node, or special file is an interface to a device driver that appears in a file system as if it were an ordinary file. There are
Device_file
computing, replace is a command that is used to replace one or more existing computer files or add new files to a target directory. Files with a hidden or system
Replace_(command)
Microsoft Windows file manager application
File Explorer, previously known as Windows Explorer, is a file manager application and default desktop environment that is included with releases of the
File_Explorer
Free URL data transfer client software
LibreSSL, AmiSSL, wolfSSL and rustls. curl is a command-line tool for getting or sending data, including files, using URL syntax. curl provides an interface
CURL
Windows command-line utility for copying files
Robocopy is a command-line file transfer utility for Windows. It is functionally more comprehensive than the COPY and XCOPY commands, but replaces neither
Robocopy
a file association associates a file with an application capable of opening that file. More commonly, a file association associates a class of files (usually
File_association
Command to print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input
In computing, tty is a command in Unix and Unix-like operating systems to print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input. tty stands
Tty_(Unix)
Shell command in various operating systems
computing, tree is a recursive directory listing command or program that produces a depth-indented listing of files. Originating in PC- and MS-DOS, it is found
Tree_(command)
Distributed version control software system
git/config configuration file, which allows the attacker to create malicious Git aliases (aliases for Git commands or external commands) or modify extant aliases
Git
Form of interprocess communication
command < infile > outfile combines the two capabilities: command reads from infile and writes to outfile To append output to the end of the file, rather
Redirection_(computing)
Network protocol that provides file management over any reliable data stream
File Transfer Protocol, also known as Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management
SSH_File_Transfer_Protocol
Shell command for moving files
move is a shell command for renaming and moving files and directories. The command is in various shells including COMMAND.COM, Command Prompt, 4DOS/4NT
Move_(command)
Computer resource for recording data on a storage device
Everything is a file File camouflage File copying File conversion File deletion File directory File manager File system Filename Flat-file database Object
Computer_file
path (usually $PATH), a builtin command, a function or alias. Path completion is the completion of the path to a file, relative or absolute. Wildcard
Comparison_of_command_shells
File archiver
WinRAR is a trialware file archiver and compression utility for Microsoft Windows, developed by Eugene Roshal of win.rar GmbH (RARLAB) since 1995. It can
WinRAR
Shell command for comparing files
comm is a shell command for comparing two files for common and distinct lines. It reads the files as lines of text and outputs text as three columns.
Comm
File comparison command
cmp is a shell command that compares two files of any type and reports differences. By default, it outputs nothing if the files match. If they differ,
Cmp_(Unix)
Shell command for changing the owner of a file
shell command for changing the owning user of Unix-based file system files – including special files such as directories. The ownership of a file may only
Chown
Script written for an operating system shell
the command-line—possibly via wildcards—instead of each being listed within the script, can be created with this file, typically saved in a file like
Shell_script
Text editor
given command EVE upon its start interprets the EVE$INIT.EVE file in the user's current or home directory. When the SYS$LOGIN:EVE$INIT.EVE file contains
EVE_(text_editor)
Special characters in computing signifying the end of a line of text
conversion of many files. For larger files (on Windows NT) the following command is often used: D:\>TYPE unix_file | FIND /V "" > dos_file Special purpose
Newline
Operating system for Tandy TRS-80 computers
MBASIC (BASIC in ROM) with additional I/O (input/output) commands that worked with disk files rather than the cassette tapes that were used by non-disk
TRSDOS
External instruction to a computer program
parameter can specify anything, but often it specifies a file by name or path. The term command is sometimes also used for internal program instructions
Command_(computing)
Practice of deducing the file type of a bitstream
implement a single well-defined and deterministic set of behaviors. The UNIX file command can be viewed as a content sniffing application. Numerous web browsers
Content_sniffing
Open-source file archiver
with corrupted filenames, renaming the files as required. Creation of self-extracting single-volume archives Command-line and graphical user interfaces.
7-Zip
FILE COMMAND
FILE COMMAND
Male
English
Middle English name of uncertain origin, but commonly associated with Latin Milo, MILE means "soldier."Â Compare with another form of Mile.
Girl/Female
Hindu
From the Nile
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a trapper or nickname for a devious man (see Wiles, of which this is the singular form).Perhaps an Americanized spelling of Weil.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Lover
Male
Scottish
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, FIFE means "from Fife," a place said to have gotten its name from the legendary Pictish hero Fib.
Girl/Female
Gaelic Irish
Female
Spanish
Feminine form of Spanish Teófilo, TEÓFILA means "God's friend."
Male
Irish
Irish name derived from the word bile, BILE means "sacred tree."Â In mythology, this is the name of a god of healing and light.
Female
French
French form of Latin Cæcilia, CÉCILE means "blind."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a variant spelling of Vial. Compare Viles.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a clever or elegant man, from Old French fin ‘fine’, ‘delicate’, ‘skilled’, ‘cunning’ (originally a noun from Latin finis ‘end’, ‘extremity’, ‘boundary’, later used also as an adjective in the sense ‘ultimate’, ‘excellent’).Jewish (American) : Americanized spelling of Fein.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a short form of the personal name Philip.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Anglo-Norman French del isle ‘of the island’, or a habitational name from the common French place names Lisle or Lille, all derived from Old French isle (Latin insula) ‘island’.French : habitational name from the city of Lille, Nord (see 1).
Male
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Mil, possibly MILE means "soldier." Compare with another form of Mile.
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Theophilus, TEÓFILO means "friend of God."
Boy/Male
Scottish
County name in Scotland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant of Neil.
Male
French
French form of Latin Æmilius, ÉMILE means "rival."
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : variant spelling of Pyle.French : of uncertain origin: perhaps from Old French pile ‘trough’, a topographic name for someone who lived in a hollow, or alternatively a habitational name from any of the minor places named with this word.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker or user of files, from an agent derivative of Middle English file ‘file’.English : occupational name for a spinner, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French fil ‘thread’ (Latin filum).English : Americanized spelling of German Feiler, cognate of 1.
FILE COMMAND
FILE COMMAND
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian, Malay, Telugu
Most Blessed; Fame; Good
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who gives pleasure, Happy
Girl/Female
Irish
In charge.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Feminine of Philip
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Brings Honour to the Family
Girl/Female
German, Greek
All; Completely; Light
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Job.English : nickname from Old French job, joppe ‘sorry wretch’, ‘fool’ (perhaps a transferred application of the name of the Biblical character).English : from Middle English jubbe, jobbe ‘vessel containing four gallons’, hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a cooper. It could also have been a nickname for a heavy drinker or for a tubby person.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller (or nickname for a wearer) of the long woolen garment known in Middle English and Old French as a jube or jupe. This word ultimately derives from Arabic.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Who draws out.
Boy/Male
Russian
Great.
Girl/Female
Indian
Dreaming Girl
FILE COMMAND
FILE COMMAND
FILE COMMAND
FILE COMMAND
FILE COMMAND
imp. & p. p.
of File
superl.
Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk.
v. t.
To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile.
a.
To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.
v. t.
To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a musket or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc.
v. t.
To rub, smooth, or cut away, with a file; to sharpen with a file; as, to file a saw or a tooth.
n.
A funeral pile; a pyre.
v. i.
To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b).
v. t.
To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler.
n.
One who works with a file.
n.
A sieve with fine meshes.
v. i.
To play on a fife.
v. i.
To march in a file or line, as soldiers, not abreast, but one after another; -- generally with off.
v. t.
To drive by fire.
n.
An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile.
v. t.
To bring before a court or legislative body by presenting proper papers in a regular way; as, to file a petition or bill.
n.
A mass of things heaped together; a heap; as, a pile of stones; a pile of wood.
n.
An orderly collection of papers, arranged in sequence or classified for preservation and reference; as, files of letters or of newspapers; this mail brings English files to the 15th instant.
v. t.
To smooth or polish as with a file.