Viewing the content of files and examining access permissions and such are very different options. This post examines a number of ways to look at files on Linux.

Are you unable to run an executable on Linux? Getting a Cannot execute binary file Exec format error? Then follow this guide to fix the issue.

Identifying image type by file extension In general, image files can be identified on the command line by listing their names. Clearly “.jpg” represents a jpeg file, “.png” a portable ...