------------------------------------------------------------------------- File Identification Programs for DOS - 19 June 1993 List by Jouni Miettunen (jon@stekt.oulu.fi) Name: The name that the program uses about itself Version: Current version number Date: Date of last release Description: A short description IdType: What kind of info is used for file identification internal - data is saved inside executable external - data is in a separate file magic - use magic numbers extension - use file extensions ascii - read ASCII file and check for predefined keywords Where: Where you could find this Archive: The name of file archive to look for garbo - garbo.uwasa.fi (128.214.87.1) - wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/garbo.uwasa.fi (128.252.135.4) - archie.au:/micros/pc/garbo (139.130.4.6) - nctucca.edu.tw:/PcMsDos/Garbo-pc (140.111.3.21) simtel - wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (192.88.110.20) - oak.oakland.edu (141.210.10.117) - wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) - ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9) - nic.funet.fi:/pub/msdos/SIMTEL20-mirror (128.214.6.100) - src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.3.7) - nic.switch.ch (130.59.1.40) - archie.au (139.130.4.6) - nctuccca.edu.tw (140.111.3.21) Status: Status of the program freeware - free to use and distribute shareware - try first, register later if it's good enough commercial - do not distribute Author: The name of the author (email or mail address) Comments: My personal biased opinion (if there's something special) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Archive Identifier (ARCID) Version: 1.02 Date: 22 December 1992 Description: identify file archive formats in DOS batchfiles IdType: internal magic and extensions (about 15 magic, total limited to 1-97) Where: garbo:/pc/arcutil Archive: arcid102.zip (19962k) Status: shareware (USD5, USD10 commercial) Author: Stacy Smith (FidoNet 1:276/112) Comments: return info in DOS errorlevel, nagware Name: WHAT?format Version: 2.9 Date: 2 June 1990 Description: identify (mainly) word prosessor text files in typesetting house IdType: internal magic (about 65) Where: garbo:/pc/fileutil Archive: what29.zip (57956k) Status: freeware Author: Steve Pepper (Pilestredet 97, N-0358 Oslo 3, Norway) Comments: good! Name: WhatIs - The FileIdentifier Version: 1.01 Date: 18 June 1992 Description: identify files IdType: internal magic and extensions (about 100) Where: garbo:/pc/fileutil simtel:filutl Archive: whtis101.zoo (68046k) Status: shareware (only registration 15 Australian dollars, full 30 $) Author: Computer Bakery (PO Box 5, Flaxley SA 5153, Australia) Comments: can use/create 4DOS description files Name: FileType Version: 1.1 Date: 19 August 1991 Description: identify files IdType: external magic (about 105) Where: garbo:/pc/fileutil simtel:filutl Archive: filtyp11.zip (21394k) Status: freeware Author: Gilbert W. Selke (s00100@dbnrhrz1.bitnet) Comments: pascal source included Name: FileType Version: 1.1 Date: 14 December 1990 Description: identify files IdType: internal magic (about 70) Where: garbo:/pc/fileutil simtel:filutl Archive: ft11.zip (13441k) Status: freeware, postcard requested Author: Cliff Peterson (CompuServe: 72077,342) Comments: Name: File (File2) Version: 1.0 Date: 18 May 1993 Description: identify files, directed towards DOS files IdType: external magic (about 600, limited to 2048) Where: simtel:filutl garbo:/pc/unix Archive: file10.zip (53226k) Status: freeware (part of free Rutils 4 collection) Author: Richard Breuer (ricki@pool.informatik.rwth-aachen.de) Comments: unix magic file compatible (extended format). Provides extra info. Name: CHK4COMP Version: 3.6 Date: 7 December 1991 Description: identify compressed executables IdType: internal magic (about 15) Where: garbo:/pc/execomp Archive: chk4c360.zip (18127k) Status: freeware (unknown) Author: John Land Comments: Name: FileID -- A File IDentifier program Version: 1.40 Date: 18 June 1992 Description: file identifier IdType: internal magic (about 10) Where: Archive: fileid14.zip (49454k) Status: shareware (USD10 per CPU or USD50 per site) Author: Lloyd Eldrod (flutter@vtcc1.cc.vt.edu) and Fred Homan (Fred.Homan@polaris.async.vt.edu) Comments: Amiga source available Name: Joan Riff's "file" for the PC Version: Apr 06 1993 Date: 6 April 1993 Description: unixlike file command IdType: internal magic (about 80) mostly for unix file types Where: joan@grebyn.com Archive: file.arc (38094K) Status: shareware (10USD) Author: Computerwise Consulting Services (bob@grebyn.com) Comments: nagware, obsolete in DOS Name: File Version: 3.9 Date: Apr 13 1993 Description: OS/2 and DOS port of Darwin's File IdType: external magic (over 900), internal ascii magic (9) Where: ftp.luth.se:/pub/os2/all/unix/unixutils Archive: file39.zip (179071K) Status: "copyright but distributable" Author: Darrel R. Hankerson (hankedr@mail.auburn.edu) Comments: source included. Uses ASCII magic very well Name: File Version: 3.9 Date: Description: official 4.4 BSD, Linux and 386bsd File command IdType: external magic (over 900) Where: ftp.cs.toronto.edu:/pub/darwin/file Archive: no archive, the whole directory (about 120K, 2 Shell Archives etc.) Status: "copyright but distributable" Author: Ian Darwin (darwin@cs.toronto.edu) Comments: very (Unix) portable == _lots_ of code and files Name: WHATPIC Version: 2.0 Date: March 1992 Description: identify and tell info about graphics files IdType: internal (about 24) Where: simtel:graphics Archive: whatpic2.zip (14612K) Status: Freeware Author: Mike Dowell (mdowell@dante.nmsu.edu) Comments: