FileX FileX - Free application that helps you to identify the type of a file
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FileX - Free application that helps you to identify the type of a file FileX is a free application that helps you to identify the type of a file. It relays on the Unix command-line utility file.It is useful if you have a file without extension or other file type identifiers. Fore example some e-mail attachments. The application also displays the MIME type.To obtain the needed informations you just have to indicate the file to analyse. There are 3 way to do it:· Drag the suspect file onto FileX icon.· Drag the suspect file onto the FileX window.· Use the "Open" command in the "File" menu.However the results will appear in the FileX window. Naturally you can copy or drag the displayed informations.FileX uses the command-line utility file to produce its results. This utility uses complex algorithms to analyse a file. One of these algorithms is based on the informations of a file called magicfile. For more informations about file look at its man page.The accuracy of the FileX results relays on the accuracy of the command-line file utility. Unlucky the informations about new formats are not accurate in the version included in Mac OS X.If multiple files are dropped onto FileX icon or window, only the informations about the first will be displayed.If you drop an alias or a soft-link onto FileX icon, will be displayed the information about the original file. If you drop the alias onto the window, will be displyed the information about the alias.

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