File-Type Files

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

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Name	Modified	Size	InfoDownloads / Week
Parent folder
README.md	2026-01-04	188 Bytes	0
v21.3.0 source code.tar.gz	2026-01-04	68.7 MB	0
v21.3.0 source code.zip	2026-01-04	68.7 MB	0
Totals: 3 Items		137.4 MB	0

Add support for Mach-O Universal (aka "Fat") binaries and additional architectures (#779) d223491

https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/compare/v21.2.0...v21.3.0

Source: README.md, updated 2026-01-04

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File-Type Files

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

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