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# Installing File-4.04

    Estimated build time:           0.1 SBU
    Estimated required disk space:  2 MB

## Contents of File

(Last checked against version 3.39.)

File is a utility used to determine file types.

File installs the following:

### Program Files

file

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## File Installation Dependencies

(Last checked against version 3.37.)

Bash: sh
Binutils: as, ld
Coreutils: cat, chmod, echo, expr, hostname, install, ln, ls, mv, rm,
sleep, touch, tr
Diffutils: cmp
Gawk: gawk
GCC: cc1, collect2, cpp0, gcc
Grep: egrep, grep
M4: m4
Make: make
Sed: sed
Texinfo: makeinfo

##

## Installation of File

Prepare File for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package:

    make

And install it:

    make install

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