check filetype with no extension

I need to write a script that will check a file and find out what type of file it is. The files I am downloading none of them have extensions and some are binary others txt and html files. I only want to work with the binary files.

If anyone could point me in the needed direction it would be great.

thank you in advance.

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Check if you need magic ;) http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl5_magic.htm

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