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Summary

file is a standard UNIX utility or command[1]. file draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (standard_unix_utility_or_command category, ranking #33 of 124).[2]

Key Facts

  • file's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command[3].
  • file's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • file's copyright license is recorded as 2-clause BSD License[5].
  • file's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[6].
  • file's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[7].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.11[8].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.30[9].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.29[10].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.32[11].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.18[12].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.19[13].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.20[14].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.21[15].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.22[16].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.23[17].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.24[18].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.25[19].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.26[20].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.27[21].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.28[22].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.31[23].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.33[24].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 5.34[25].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 3.27[26].
  • file's software version identifier is recorded as 3.28[27].

Why It Matters

file draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (standard_unix_utility_or_command category, ranking #33 of 124).[2] file has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] file is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

free software Unix-like operating system

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . mx.gw.com. Retrieved . mx.gw.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . mx.gw.com. Retrieved . mx.gw.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . mx.gw.com. Retrieved . mx.gw.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_file-q181820_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{file}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/file-q181820}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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