file (Build 4247) - (STABLE)

The file command is "a file type guesser", that is, a command-line tool that tells you in words what kind of data a file contains. Unlike most GUI systems, command-line *NIX systems - with this program leading the charge - do not rely on filename extentions to tell you the type of a file, but look at the actual contents of the file. This is, of course, more reliable, but requires a bit of I/O.
Test Status: Green (1 tests pass out of 1 tests - 100.00% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: meta
Build Dependencies: check_clang curl:bin git:bin gzip:bin jq:bin make sed:bin tar:bin zlib zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o file-5.47.20260430_082406.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/fileport/releases/download/STABLE_fileport_4247/file-5.47.20260430_082406.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf file-5.47.20260430_082406.zos.pax.Z && cd file-5.47 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install file

Changes since STABLE_fileport_4204

Pull Requests

No pull requests found in this period.

Direct Changes

• Add CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH to buildenv (2096ca4)

file (Build 4204) - (STABLE)

The file command is "a file type guesser", that is, a command-line tool that tells you in words what kind of data a file contains. Unlike most GUI systems, command-line *NIX systems - with this program leading the charge - do not rely on filename extentions to tell you the type of a file, but look at the actual contents of the file. This is, of course, more reliable, but requires a bit of I/O.
Test Status: Green (1 tests pass out of 1 tests - 100.00% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: meta
Build Dependencies: check_clang curl:bin git:bin gzip:bin jq:bin make sed:bin tar:bin zlib zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o file-5.47.20260414_122619.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/fileport/releases/download/STABLE_fileport_4204/file-5.47.20260414_122619.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf file-5.47.20260414_122619.zos.pax.Z && cd file-5.47 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install file

Changes since STABLE_fileport_4097

Pull Requests

• Simplify regex patterns in magic files to improve performance (#10)

Direct Changes

No direct changes in this period.

file (Build 4097) - (STABLE)

The file command is "a file type guesser", that is, a command-line tool that tells you in words what kind of data a file contains. Unlike most GUI systems, command-line *NIX systems - with this program leading the charge - do not rely on filename extentions to tell you the type of a file, but look at the actual contents of the file. This is, of course, more reliable, but requires a bit of I/O.
Test Status: Green (1 tests pass out of 1 tests - 100.00% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: meta
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake check_clang check_python curl git gzip jq libtool m4 make openssl perl sed tar zlib zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o file-5.47.20260227_154236.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/fileport/releases/download/STABLE_fileport_4097/file-5.47.20260227_154236.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf file-5.47.20260227_154236.zos.pax.Z && cd file-5.47 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install file

Changes since STABLE_fileport_4096

Pull Requests

No pull requests found in this period.

Direct Changes

No direct changes in this period.

file (Build 4096) - (STABLE)

The file command is "a file type guesser", that is, a command-line tool that tells you in words what kind of data a file contains. Unlike most GUI systems, command-line *NIX systems - with this program leading the charge - do not rely on filename extentions to tell you the type of a file, but look at the actual contents of the file. This is, of course, more reliable, but requires a bit of I/O.
Test Status: Green (1 tests pass out of 1 tests - 100.00% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: meta
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake check_clang check_python curl git gzip jq libtool m4 make openssl perl sed tar zlib zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o file-5.47.20260227_153232.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/fileport/releases/download/STABLE_fileport_4096/file-5.47.20260227_153232.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf file-5.47.20260227_153232.zos.pax.Z && cd file-5.47 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install file

Changes since STABLE_fileport_4080

Pull Requests

• Update file-version to 5.47 from 5.46 (#9)

Direct Changes

No direct changes in this period.

file (Build 4080) - (STABLE)

The file command is "a file type guesser", that is, a command-line tool that tells you in words what kind of data a file contains. Unlike most GUI systems, command-line *NIX systems - with this program leading the charge - do not rely on filename extentions to tell you the type of a file, but look at the actual contents of the file. This is, of course, more reliable, but requires a bit of I/O.
Test Status: Green (1 tests pass out of 1 tests - 100.00% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: meta
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake check_clang check_python curl git gzip jq libtool m4 make openssl perl sed tar zlib zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o file-5.46.20260224_054619.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/fileport/releases/download/STABLE_fileport_4080/file-5.46.20260224_054619.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf file-5.46.20260224_054619.zos.pax.Z && cd file-5.46 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install file

Changes since STABLE_fileport_3490

Pull Requests

• added_buildenv_append_method (#5)
• Added locale enabling flag (#8)

Direct Changes

No direct changes in this period.

file (Build 3490) - (STABLE)

The file command is "a file type guesser", that is, a command-line tool that tells you in words what kind of data a file contains. Unlike most GUI systems, command-line *NIX systems - with this program leading the charge - do not rely on filename extentions to tell you the type of a file, but look at the actual contents of the file. This is, of course, more reliable, but requires a bit of I/O.
Test Status: Green (1 tests pass out of 1 tests - 100.00% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: No dependencies
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake check_clang check_python curl git gzip jq libtool m4 make openssl perl sed tar zlib zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o file-5.46.20250625_113843.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/fileport/releases/download/STABLE_fileport_3490/file-5.46.20250625_113843.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf file-5.46.20250625_113843.zos.pax.Z && cd file-5.46 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install file

Changes since STABLE_fileport_3428

Pull Requests

• Set MAGIC var (#4)

Direct Changes

No direct changes in this period.

file (Build 3428) - (STABLE)

The file command is "a file type guesser", that is, a command-line tool that tells you in words what kind of data a file contains. Unlike most GUI systems, command-line *NIX systems - with this program leading the charge - do not rely on filename extentions to tell you the type of a file, but look at the actual contents of the file. This is, of course, more reliable, but requires a bit of I/O.
Test Status: Green (1 tests pass out of 1 tests - 100.00% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: No dependencies
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake check_clang check_python curl git gzip jq libtool m4 make openssl perl sed tar zlib zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o file-5.46.20250605_084226.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/fileport/releases/download/STABLE_fileport_3428/file-5.46.20250605_084226.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf file-5.46.20250605_084226.zos.pax.Z && cd file-5.46 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install file

Changes since STABLE_fileport_3410

Pull Requests

• adding github workflow (#2)

Direct Changes

No direct changes in this period.

file (Build 3410) - (STABLE)

The file command is "a file type guesser", that is, a command-line tool that tells you in words what kind of data a file contains. Unlike most GUI systems, command-line *NIX systems - with this program leading the charge - do not rely on filename extentions to tell you the type of a file, but look at the actual contents of the file. This is, of course, more reliable, but requires a bit of I/O.
Test Status: Green (1 tests pass out of 1 tests - 100.00% success rate)
Runtime Dependencies: No dependencies
Build Dependencies: autoconf automake check_clang check_python curl git gzip jq libtool m4 make openssl perl sed tar zlib zoslib

Command to download and install on z/OS (if you have curl)

curl -o file-5.46.20250602_142913.zos.pax.Z -L https://github.com/zopencommunity/fileport/releases/download/STABLE_fileport_3410/file-5.46.20250602_142913.zos.pax.Z && pax -rf file-5.46.20250602_142913.zos.pax.Z && cd file-5.46 && . ./.env

Or use:

zopen install file

All Changes

Direct Changes

• Closing review comments (f080184)
• adding file version (395612f)
• first commit (76d450e)
• Initial empty commit on main (a04baaa)