file/debian/control

Source: file
Section: utils
Priority: standard
Maintainer: Nicolás Lichtmaier <nick@debian.org>
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.