https://github.com/alexisakers/uti

CLI Tool for Interacting with File Type Identifiers on Mac
https://github.com/alexisakers/uti

command-line-tool file-system productivity swift

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CLI Tool for Interacting with File Type Identifiers on Mac

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/alexisakers/uti
• Owner: alexisakers
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-09-09T13:26:56.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-09-10T07:31:03.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-02T16:10:32.179Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: command-line-tool, file-system, productivity, swift
• Language: Swift
• Size: 40 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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# uti

`uti` a command line tool that provides helpers to interact with Universal Type Identifiers on macOS. It allows you to get the UTI of a file on disk, and to check that a type conforms to the specified UTI.

## Usage

~~~

uti: a tool to interact with universal type identifiers

🌍  source code: https://github.com/alexaubry/uti

📝  author: Alexis Aubry (https://alexaubry.fr)

commands:

- get: Get the Uniform Type Identifier of a file.

usage: uti get 

example: uti get ~/Desktop

- conforms: Check that a file conforms to the specified type.

usage: uti  

example: uti conforms public.folder ~/Desktop

- help: Print the instructions to use the program.

usage: uti help

~~~

## Installation

### With Homebrew

You can install the utility using Homebrew by running this in a terminal.

~~~bash

brew install alexaubry/formulas/uti

~~~

### From Source

To build the program for source and install it on your machine, run this in a terminal:

~~~bash

git clone https://github.com/alexaubry/uti

cd uti

make build

make test

~~~

## Contributing

The utility was built as a Swift package. It is composed of two targets: the framework that contains the logic, and and an executable that launches that logic.

### Requirements

- To develop `uti`, you will need **Swift 4.1**.

- Please make sure to read the [Contribution Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) before contributing