Source: file Section: utils Priority: standard Maintainer: Nicolás Lichtmaier Standards-Version: 2.4.0.0 Package: file Architecture: any Depends: ${shlibs:Depends} Description: Determines file type using "magic" numbers File tests each argument in an attempt to classify it. There are three sets of tests, performed in this order: filesystem tests, magic number tests, and language tests. The first test that succeeds causes the file type to be printed.