GStreamer(1) General Commands Manual GStreamer(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

gst-typefind-1.0 - print Media type of file

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**gst-typefind-1.0 <file>**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

*gst-typefind-1.0* uses the GStreamer type finding system to determine the relevant GStreamer plugin to parse or decode **file**, and the corresponding media type.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

*gst-typefind-1.0* accepts the following options:

[**--help**](#help)

Print help synopsis and available FLAGS

[**--gst-info-mask=FLAGS**](#gst)

*GStreamer* info flags to set (list with --help)

[**--gst-debug-mask=FLAGS**](#gst~2)

*GStreamer* debugging flags to set (list with --help)

[**--gst-mask=FLAGS**](#gst~3)

*GStreamer* info and debugging flags to set (list with --help)

[**--gst-plugin-path=PATH**](#gst~4)

Add directories separated with ':' to the plugin search path

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**gst-inspect-1.0**(1)](/man/os/gstreamer/gst-inspect-1.0.1), [**gst-launch-1.0**(1)](/man/os/gstreamer/gst-launch-1.0.1)

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

The GStreamer team at http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/

May 2003

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Document: gst-typefind-1.0(1) from gstreamer 1.29.2-r4 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/GStreamer/gstreamer