Identifying ascii and binary files

[ashokd001]

Hi

I am going to write one shell script where i have to identify whether one file is Ascii file or binary(executab le) file. How will i do that.

Give me some hints.

Thanks in advance...

-Ashok

[arne]

Try the 'file' command.

HTH,
arne

[ashokd001]

Thanks a lot it really wroks.