Is there a java library equivalent to file command in unix

Question

Is there any java library that is similar to unix\'s command file?

ie:

$ file somepicture.png
somepicture.png PNG image, 805 x 292, 8-b         


        

Answer 1

A quick google search (for the admittedly non-obvious) "java magic file detection" brings up a fairly nice looking article, "Get the Mime Type from a File" which suggests you use one of the following:

• Apache Tika
• JMimeMagic