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use File::MMagic;

my $path='/path/to/file.doc';

my $mm= new File::MMagic; #use internal magic file
my $t = $mm->checktype_filename("$path");

# $t holds mime type- doesn't matter what the file extension or no ext
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Re^2: Understanding File Type
by sanPerl (Friar) on Mar 20, 2006 at 06:32 UTC
    Dear Monks
    'MMagic' as well as 'file <namefile>' (on Linux) are really good solutions
    Thanks to all for the suggestions

    Regards,
    Sandeep
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