guess-file-type

v1.0.1

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4 years ago

Detect the file type by doing various checks. Returns the mime type.

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Guess File Type

Detect the file type by doing various checks. Returns the mime type.

How it Works

First it tries to use the mimetype command. See Requirements > Optional.
If mimetype is not available, it uses the file signature (magic numbers).
If the type could not be determined, it falls back to using the file extension.
It returns the mime type of the file on success, and a string 'unknown' on failure.

Changing the Behavior

You can avoid the default behavior by using the individual functions. See Usage.

Installation

In a node.js app:

npm install guess-file-type

Optional

In Ubuntu, install the mimetype command:

sudo apt install libfile-mimeinfo-perl

The module will use it if the command is available.

Its results are much more accurate than the file command in Linux.

Usage

const fileGuesser = require('guess-file-type');

Auto guess the type

Async:

try {
    let type = await fileGuesser.guess('./test/files/gif.gif');
    console.log(type); // 'image/gif' or 'unknown' on fail
} catch (err) {
    
}

Promise:

fileGuesser.guess('./test/files/gif.gif').then( (type) => {
    console.log(type); // 'image/gif' or 'unknown' on fail
}).catch((err)=>{

});

Manual Checking

You can call the individual functions separately and compose them if neccessary.

Guess using the file signature only

Async:

try {
    let type = await fileGuesser.guessByFileSignature('./test/files/png.png');
    console.log(type);  // 'image/png' or 'unknown' on fail
} catch(err){}

Promise:

fileGuesser.guessByFileSignature('./test/files/png.png').then((type)=>{
    console.log(type);  // 'image/png' or 'unknown' on fail
}).catch((err)=>{});

Guess using the file extension only

Async:

try {
    let type = await fileGuesser.guessByExtension('./test/files/png.png');
    console.log(type);  // 'image/png' or 'unknown' on fail
} catch(err){}

Promise:

fileGuesser.guessByExtension('./test/files/png.png').then((type)=>{
    console.log(type);  // 'image/png' or 'unknown' on fail
}).catch((err)=>{});

Get file extension from mime type

let ext = guessFileType.getExtensionFromMime('image/png'); // png

Development

git clone https://github.com/kosinix/guess-file-type.git
cd [/path/to/]guess-file-type
npm install

Test

Install mocha globally

npm install mocha -g

Run test

npm test

References

https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/media-types.xhtml
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/conf/mime.types?view=markup
https://www.garykessler.net/library/file_sigs.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_signatures

Supported Types

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3ds
3g2
3gp
7z
aab
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aam
aas
abw
ac
acc
ace
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acutc
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afp
ahead
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air
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application
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asm
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atc
atom
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atx
au
avi
aw
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azs
azw
bat
bcpio
bdf
bdm
bed
bh2
bin
blb
blorb
bmi
bmp
book
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bpk
btif
bz
bz2
c
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c4g
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c4u
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cap
car
cat
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cbr
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cbz
cc
cct
ccxml
cdbcmsg
cdf
cdkey
cdmia
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cdx
cdxml
cdy
cer
cfs
cgm
chat
chm
chrt
cif
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cil
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class
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clkp
clkt
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clkx
clp
cmc
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cmp
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cod
com
conf
cpio
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dbk
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deploy
der
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dir
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dll
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doc
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docx
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dotx
dp
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dra
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dssc
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dtd
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dtshd
dump
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dwg
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dxp
dxr
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emz
eol
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epub
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esa
esf
et3
etx
eva
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ext
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ez3
f
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fe_launch
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fgd
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fig
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fnc
for
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frame
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ftc
fti
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fxp
fxpl
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g2w
g3
g3w
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gca
gdl
geo
gex
ggb
ggt
ghf
gif
gim
gml
gmx
gnumeric
gph
gpx
gqf
gqs
gram
gramps
gre
grv
grxml
gsf
gtar
gtm
gtw
gv
gxf
gxt
h
h261
h263
h264
hal
hbci
hdf
hh
hlp
hpgl
hpid
hps
hqx
htke
htm
html
hvd
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hvs
i2g
icc
ice
icm
ico
ics
ief
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ifm
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igl
igm
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igx
iif
imp
ims
in
ink
inkml
install
iota
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irm
irp
iso
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ivu
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jam
jar
java
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jpeg
jpg
jpgm
jpgv
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js
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kon
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ktr
ktx
ktz
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kwt
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latex
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les
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list
list3820
listafp
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log
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ltf
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lwp
lzh
m13
m14
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m21
m2a
m2v
m3a
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m4a
m4u
m4v
ma
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mag
maker
man
mar
mathml
mb
mbk
mbox
mc1
mcd
mcurl
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mdi
me
mesh
meta4
metalink
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mfm
mft
mgp
mgz
mid
midi
mie
mif
mime
mj2
mjp2
mk3d
mka
mks
mkv
mlp
mmd
mmf
mmr
mng
mny
mobi
mods
mov
movie
mp2
mp21
mp2a
mp3
mp4
mp4a
mp4s
mp4v
mpc
mpe
mpeg
mpg
mpg4
mpga
mpkg
mpm
mpn
mpp
mpt
mpy
mqy
mrc
mrcx
ms
mscml
mseed
mseq
msf
msh
msi
msl
msty
mts
mus
musicxml
mvb
mwf
mxf
mxl
mxml
mxs
mxu
n-gage
n3
nb
nbp
nc
ncx
nfo
ngdat
nitf
nlu
nml
nnd
nns
nnw
npx
nsc
nsf
ntf
nzb
oa2
oa3
oas
obd
obj
oda
odb
odc
odf
odft
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odi
odm
odp
ods
odt
oga
ogg
ogv
ogx
omdoc
onepkg
onetmp
onetoc
onetoc2
opf
opml
oprc
org
osf
osfpvg
otc
otf
otg
oth
oti
otp
ots
ott
oxps
oxt
p
p10
p12
p7b
p7c
p7m
p7r
p7s
p8
pas
paw
pbd
pbm
pcap
pcf
pcl
pclxl
pct
pcurl
pcx
pdb
pdf
pfa
pfb
pfm
pfr
pfx
pgm
pgn
pgp
pic
pkg
pki
pkipath
plb
plc
plf
pls
pml
png
pnm
portpkg
pot
potm
potx
ppam
ppd
ppm
pps
ppsm
ppsx
ppt
pptm
pptx
pqa
prc
pre
prf
ps
psb
psd
psf
pskcxml
ptid
pub
pvb
pwn
pya
pyv
qam
qbo
qfx
qps
qt
qwd
qwt
qxb
qxd
qxl
qxt
ra
ram
rar
ras
rcprofile
rdf
rdz
rep
res
rgb
rif
rip
ris
rl
rlc
rld
rm
rmi
rmp
rms
rmvb
rnc
roa
roff
rp9
rpss
rpst
rq
rs
rsd
rss
rtf
rtx
s
s3m
saf
sbml
sc
scd
scm
scq
scs
scurl
sda
sdc
sdd
sdkd
sdkm
sdp
sdw
see
seed
sema
semd
semf
ser
setpay
setreg
sfd-hdstx
sfs
sfv
sgi
sgl
sgm
sgml
sh
shar
shf
sid
sig
sil
silo
sis
sisx
sit
sitx
skd
skm
skp
skt
sldm
sldx
slt
sm
smf
smi
smil
smv
smzip
snd
snf
so
spc
spf
spl
spot
spp
spq
spx
sql
src
srt
sru
srx
ssdl
sse
ssf
ssml
st
stc
std
stf
sti
stk
stl
str
stw
sub
sub
sus
susp
sv4cpio
sv4crc
svc
svd
svg
svgz
swa
swf
swi
sxc
sxd
sxg
sxi
sxm
sxw
t
t3
taglet
tao
tar
tcap
tcl
teacher
tei
teicorpus
tex
texi
texinfo
text
tfi
tfm
tga
thmx
tif
tiff
tmo
torrent
tpl
tpt
tr
tra
trm
tsd
tsv
ttc
ttf
ttl
twd
twds
txd
txf
txt
u32
udeb
ufd
ufdl
ulx
umj
unityweb
uoml
uri
uris
urls
ustar
utz
uu
uva
uvd
uvf
uvg
uvh
uvi
uvm
uvp
uvs
uvt
uvu
uvv
uvva
uvvd
uvvf
uvvg
uvvh
uvvi
uvvm
uvvp
uvvs
uvvt
uvvu
uvvv
uvvx
uvvz
uvx
uvz
vcard
vcd
vcf
vcg
vcs
vcx
vis
viv
vob
vor
vox
vrml
vsd
vsf
vss
vst
vsw
vtu
vxml
w3d
wad
wav
wax
wbmp
wbs
wbxml
wcm
wdb
wdp
weba
webm
webp
wg
wgt
wks
wm
wma
wmd
wmf
wml
wmlc
wmls
wmlsc
wmv
wmx
wmz
wmz
woff
woff2
wpd
wpl
wps
wqd
wri
wrl
wsdl
wspolicy
wtb
wvx
x32
x3d
x3db
x3dbz
x3dv
x3dvz
x3dz
xaml
xap
xar
xbap
xbd
xbm
xdf
xdm
xdp
xdssc
xdw
xenc
xer
xfdf
xfdl
xht
xhtml
xhvml
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xla
xlam
xlc
xlf
xlm
xls
xlsb
xlsm
xlsx
xlt
xltm
xltx
xlw
xm
xml
xo
xop
xpi
xpl
xpm
xpr
xps
xpw
xpx
xsl
xslt
xsm
xspf
xul
xvm
xvml
xwd
xyz
xz
yang
yin
z1
z2
z3
z4
z5
z6
z7
z8
zaz
zip
zir
zirz
zmm

When using mimetype, supported types will depend on your mime database: cat /usr/share/mime/types. See: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/en/man1/mimetype.1p.html

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Guess File Type

Installation

Usage

Auto guess the type

Async:

Promise:

Manual Checking

Guess using the file signature only

Guess using the file extension only

Get file extension from mime type

Development

Test

References

Supported Types