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

Was looking for the same thing and found this: https://github.com/j256/simplemagic - it seems to be a clone of 'file', it even uses a copy of files built-in magic file.