[ale] Re: What package contains "file" ? - solved! it's "file"

[Christopher Bergeron]

Ok, interestingly the package that I was seeking is: "file". 

For those that are interested in the link its:
ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-4.10.tar.gz

It's the utility that identifies file types - and boy is it a tricky one 
to search for.

Best regards,
CB


Christopher Bergeron wrote:

> Does anyone know what package/tarball contains the binary:  file ?   
> 'file' is used to identify what type of file a file is.  Hrm, I gather 
> that it's silly to try to explain what I'm looking for to they whom 
> don't know what 'file' is/does.
>
> For those that do, can anyone enlighten me?  It's this very reason 
> that I haven't been able to come up with a suitable search key for 
> google.  Searching for "file linux"  (and every other combination that 
> I've tried for that matter) results in nothing but tangents.  I 
> thought it was in coreutils, but I was mistaken.
>
> Can anyone clue me in on this simple one?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> -CB
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