FileInfo

FileInfo is a lightweight and portable command-line tool designed for users who want to easily learn various information about files, regardless of their format. It shows the file type, attributes, timestamps and volume serial number, among other data.

It's not necessary to go through an installation procedure, thanks to the fact that the program is portable. FileInfo is wrapped in just one .exe that can be launched from any part of the disk or straight from a thumb drive.

No new registry entries are created by the tool, and no extra files are generated on the disk, so you can rest assured that no leftover objects will be found on the disk after removing the program.

To use FileInfo, you must call its process from a Command Prompt dialog and specify the name and extension of the file you want to submit for analysis. Unfortunately, there is no help manual available.

For example, if you want to find out info about "File.exe", write "fileinfo.exe File.exe" and hit Enter. However, this works if "File.exe" is in the same directory as the application. Otherwise, you have to indicate its path too.

After pressing Enter, the tool displays the name of the file, type, attributes (e.g. archive, system, read-only), date and time of creation, last modification and access, volume serial number, file size, number of file system links, sequence, and number.

There is no command available for exporting all this data to file, but you can select everything with your mouse and press Enter to copy it to the Clipboard. It would've been practical if the tool had support for reading file information from multiple items at the same time.

Although FileInfo doesn't come with help documentation and doesn't really have an impressing range of features, it can give you a quick view of useful file information via the console environment.