wtfile

This is mostly a prototype to explore what can be done with llms in this space! Use at your own peril.

Looks up information on files similar to that of the unix command file file but uses an llm.

Currently the tool only uses the name of the file. The plan is to eventually use the output of file and search results as well. Even without this information many files have fairly useful results.

Setup

WIP sorry!

Set the OPENAPI_KEY to your anthropic api key. Other backends can be used by configuring the base_url and model.

Examples

The default claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 seems to perform the best (besides claude-3.7).

wtfile /etc/magic.mime

The `/etc/magic.mime` file is a configuration file used by the `file` command on Unix/Linux systems specifically for MIME type detection. It contains patterns and rules that help identify file types and their corresponding MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) types.

Key points about /etc/magic.mime:

1. Purpose:
- Used to determine the MIME type of files
- Helps applications and web servers properly handle different types of files
- Part of the file identification system

2. Used by:
- The `file` command with the `-i` or `--mime` options
- Web servers like Apache
- Various applications that need to identify file types

3. Format:
- Contains magic number patterns and corresponding MIME types
- Each entry describes characteristics that identify specific file types
- Follows a structured format for pattern matching

4. Related commands:
- `file -i filename` (shows MIME type of a file)
- `file --mime-type filename`
- `update-mime-database` (updates MIME database)

This file is important for proper file type detection and handling in Unix/Linux systems, especially for web servers and email systems that need to properly identify file types.

Wby I built this

Mostly as an experiment to see what sort of tools can be built with llms that actually might be useful.