$ file /etc/passwd /etc/passwd: ASCII text
$ file -i foo.pdf foo.pdf: application/pdf (-i prints MIME type) file tells you the type of the file in question. But DON'T trust file. It is only an indication. Sometimes it can go really wrong. For audio files like VOX and DSS you have other means to finding out the playtime of audio files in that format. For reading id3 tags you have other tools which one of you Luggers can tell others. ;) Audio::DSS for DSS and sndfile for VOX. For all formats playable by mplayer like mp3, wav or whatever you can do: $ mplayer -ao null -frames 0 -identify foo.mp3 You have to grep for the right lines and convert seconds to minutes if you want. -Girish -- Gayatri Hitech web: http://gayatri-hitech.com SpamCheetah Spam filter: http://spam-cheetah.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
