1 <sect2><title>Short descriptions</title>
3 <para><command>file</command> tries to classify each given file. It does
4 this by performing several tests: file system tests, magic number tests, and
5 language tests. The first test that succeeds determines the result.</para>
7 <para><command>libmagic</command> contains routines for magic number
8 recognition, used by the file program.</para>