How to enable command `file` in busybox's applet?

Ahmad Gani reyuki at gnuweeb.org
Thu Aug 7 18:33:02 UTC 2025


I tried building BusyBox from source, but when I run ./busybox file, it says:
file: applet not found

I also checked the output of ./busybox, and the file applet isn’t listed
under “Currently defined functions.”

How can I enable it?

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Ahmad Gani


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