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fileinfo
A simple C++ program that displays information about files and folders.
Installation
First, install libmagic-dev:
sudo apt install libmagic-dev
Now, compile the source code. Note the -lmagic at the end!
g++ <path/to/source.cpp> -lmagic -o fileinfo
And finally, copy that executable to /usr/local/bin folder. (not required)
sudo cp fileinfo /usr/local/bin/
Usage
./a.out [args] filename ...
Args:
-A Output absolute path
-E Do not show emojis
Example
pavlik@pavlik-MacBookPro9-2:~/rgb-terminal$ ls
LICENSE main.c README.md
pavlik@pavlik-MacBookPro9-2:~/rgb-terminal$ fileinfo main.c # Single file
📝 main.c:
Name: main.c
Type: Text
MIME: text/x-c
File size: 10.1 KB or 9.9 KiB (10110 bytes)
Permissions: -rw-rw-r--
pavlik@pavlik-MacBookPro9-2:~/rgb-terminal$ fileinfo main.c -A # Single file with argument
📝 main.c:
Name: main.c
Type: Text
Absolute path: /home/pavlik/rgb-terminal/main.c
MIME: text/x-c
File size: 10.1 KB or 9.9 KiB (10110 bytes)
Permissions: -rw-rw-r--
pavlik@pavlik-MacBookPro9-2:~/rgb-terminal$ fileinfo * # All files in this directory
📝 LICENSE:
Name: LICENSE
Type: Text
MIME: text/plain
File size: 1.2 KB or 1.2 KiB (1211 bytes)
Permissions: -rw-rw-r--
📝 main.c:
Name: main.c
Type: Text
MIME: text/x-c
File size: 10.1 KB or 9.9 KiB (10110 bytes)
Permissions: -rw-rw-r--
📝 README.md:
Name: README.md
Type: Text
MIME: text/plain
File size: 173 bytes
Permissions: -rw-rw-r--
pavlik@pavlik-MacBookPro9-2:~/rgb-terminal$ fileinfo . # Current directory
📁 rgb-terminal/:
Name: rgb-terminal/
Type: Folder
MIME: inode/directory
Contents:
Normal: 3 files and 0 folders.
Hidden: 0 files and 1 folders.
Permissions: drwxrwxr-x