afile(1)
NAME
afile - display type and creator of Apple Macintosh files
(netatalk format)
SYNOPSIS
afile [ -a ] file ...
DESCRIPTION
afile displays the name and Macintosh type and creator of
the file arguments. Tests whether the file is an AppleDou
ble header, in which case it checks the corresponding data
fork exists, or assumes it is a data fork in which case it
looks for the corresponding AppleDouble to find the
type/creator information.
afile does not look at any of the extension mapping files
such as AppleVolumes.system.
OPTIONS
- -a Include directories and data files of unknown type
- (i.e. without corresponding AppleDouble) in output.
DIAGNOSTICS
returns exit status 0 if all files have a corresponding
valid .AppleDouble header or data fork, or 99 for bad
command line options. Otherwise it returns the following
error code relating to the last invalid file.
1 file doesn't exist
2 file is unreadable
3 file is directory
4 file is AppleDouble without data fork
5 file is AppleDouble with unreadable data fork
6 file is data fork without AppleDouble
7 file is data fork with unreadable AppleDouble
8 file is data fork with short AppleDouble
9 bad magic in AppleDouble