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How to determine the type of file in Linux?

Posted byVyacheslav 27.09.2017 Leave a comment on How to determine the type of file in Linux?

Linux has an excellent built-in utility file, which determines the type of files and a lot of other information about the files.

Suppose we have files without an extension and to view information about all the files in the current directory, execute the command:

file *

For a specific file:

file NAME
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Posted byVyacheslav27.09.2017Posted inLinux

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