10.45. File-4.17 64 Bit

The File package contains a utility for determining the type of a given file or files.

10.45.1. Installation of File

This patch updates config.guess and config.sub for MIPS processors.

patch -Np1 -i ../file-4.17-config_update-1.patch

Prepare File for compilation:

CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/usr \
   --libdir=/usr/lib64

Compile the package:

make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Install the package:

make install

10.45.2. Contents of File

Installed programs: file
Installed library: libmagic.[a,so]

Short Descriptions

file

Tries to classify each given file; it does this by performing several tests—file system tests, magic number tests, and language tests

libmagic

Contains routines for magic number recognition, used by the file program