- $ file wasp1.jpg
wasp1.jpg: JPEG image data, JFIF standard 1.01 - $ file /var/mail/akkana
/var/mail/akkana: ASCII mail text - $ file /usr/bin/gimp
/bin/ls: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.6.8, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), stripped - $ file /usr/games/wargames
/usr/games/wargames: POSIX shell script text executable