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Open Source Alternatives to file

1 alternative2.0k total stars194 total forks1 language

What is file?

file is The file command is a standard Unix utility that determines the type of a file by examining its contents and structure, commonly used in shell scripting and system administration.. There is currently 1 open-source alternative to file, with a combined total of 2.0k GitHub stars. The most common language among these projects is Go.

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mimetype
mimetypegabriel-vasile/mimetype

A Go package for detecting MIME types and file extensions based on magic numbers, prioritizing common formats and supporting extension.

2.0k194Go
3 days ago
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