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[mq]: file

@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
 .SH NAME
 file \- determine file type
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .LP
 .nf
-\fB/usr/bin/file\fR [\fB-dh\fR] [\fB-m\fR \fImfile\fR] [\fB-M\fR \fIMfile\fR] [\fB-f\fR \fIffile\fR] \fIfile\fR...
+\fB/usr/bin/file\fR [\fB-dhs\fR] [\fB-m\fR \fImfile\fR] [\fB-M\fR \fIMfile\fR] [\fB-f\fR \fIffile\fR] \fIfile\fR...
 .fi
 
 .LP
 .nf
-\fB/usr/bin/file\fR [\fB-dh\fR] [\fB-m\fR \fImfile\fR] [\fB-M\fR \fIMfile\fR] \fB-f\fR \fIffile\fR
+\fB/usr/bin/file\fR [\fB-dhs\fR] [\fB-m\fR \fImfile\fR] [\fB-M\fR \fIMfile\fR] \fB-f\fR \fIffile\fR
 .fi
 
 .LP
 .nf
 \fB/usr/bin/file\fR \fB-i\fR [\fB-h\fR] [\fB-f\fR \fIffile\fR] \fIfile\fR...

@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@
 \fB/usr/bin/file\fR \fB-c\fR [\fB-d\fR] [\fB-m\fR \fImfile\fR] [\fB-M\fR \fIMfile\fR]
 .fi
 
 .LP
 .nf
-\fB/usr/xpg4/bin/file\fR [\fB-dh\fR] [\fB-m\fR \fImfile\fR] [\fB-M\fR \fIMfile\fR] [\fB-f\fR \fIffile\fR] \fIfile\fR...
+\fB/usr/xpg4/bin/file\fR [\fB-dhs\fR] [\fB-m\fR \fImfile\fR] [\fB-M\fR \fIMfile\fR] [\fB-f\fR \fIffile\fR] \fIfile\fR...
 .fi
 
 .LP
 .nf
-\fB/usr/xpg4/bin/file\fR [\fB-dh\fR] [\fB-m\fR \fImfile\fR] [\fB-M\fR \fIMfile\fR] \fB-f\fR \fIffile\fR
+\fB/usr/xpg4/bin/file\fR [\fB-das\fR] [\fB-m\fR \fImfile\fR] [\fB-M\fR \fIMfile\fR] \fB-f\fR \fIffile\fR
 .fi
 
 .LP
 .nf
 \fB/usr/xpg4/bin/file\fR \fB-i\fR [\fB-h\fR] [\fB-f\fR \fIffile\fR] \fIfile\fR...

@@ -152,10 +152,20 @@
 .RS 12n
 If a file is a regular file, this option does not attempt to classify the type
 of file further, but identifies the file as a "regular file".
 .RE
 
+.sp
+.ne 2
+.na
+\fB\fB-s\fR\fR
+.ad
+.RS 12n
+If a file is a block device or a character device, this option attempts to
+classify the contents of the device as if it were a regular file.
+.RE
+
 .sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fB\fB-m\fR \fImfile\fR\fR
 .ad