FileID is a file analyzer for a wide variety of file types. Full IFF,
GIF, JPEG/JFIF, TIFF, Sun raster, and more specifications are supported.
When used on pictures it gives resolution, number of colors, etc. 
Animations return frame rates, compression scheme, etc. Sounds, 
formated text, faxes and more are also supported. 

The program has three modes. Normal mode gives the most commonly needed
information in a short, easy to understand form. Terse mode is useful
for BBS operators, etc. who want to build data bases of a large collection
of files. Verbose mode is useful for programmers who want to examine
every aspect of a formatted data file. 

 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO     CRC       STAMP          NAME
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[generic]                34129   79392  43.0% -lh5- 119b Feb 19  1994 FileID
[generic]                  878    1641  53.5% -lh5- 6a91 Feb 19  1994 license.doc
[generic]                 3406    7143  47.7% -lh5- 1359 Feb 19  1994 Read.me
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
 Total         3 files   38413   88176  43.6%            Feb 21  1994