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sindresorhus/file-type

Detect the file type of a file, stream, or data

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#buffer #detect #file #file-types #javascript #magic #magic-numbers #nodejs #uint8array

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Language
JavaScript
License
MIT
Default branch
main
Created
2014-04-24
First commit
2014-04-24
Last pushed
2026-10-11
GitHub updated
2026-10-11
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2026-10-12 10:02
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