https://morskyjezek.github.io/si667-2026-activities/tags/fixity/Recent content in Fixity on SI 667 - Winter 2026Hugoen-usThu, 12 Feb 2026 12:47:18 -0500https://morskyjezek.github.io/si667-2026-activities/labs/lab-05-key/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:47:18 -0500https://morskyjezek.github.io/si667-2026-activities/labs/lab-05-key/<p>This lab will allow you to explore concepts and tools related to various digital &ldquo;materialities&rdquo; and initial tools to create basic file fixity information, another step toward creating preservation metadata. The files you should use for the assignment are from the course file collection you downloaded previously; if you don&rsquo;t have the files, download an unzip them again from <a href="https://github.com/morskyjezek/si667-2026">https://github.com/morskyjezek/si667-2026</a>.</p> <h2 id="lab-questions-using-the-shell-for-file-identification-and-characterization">Lab Questions: Using the Shell for File Identification and Characterization</h2> <h3 id="q1">Q1.</h3> <p>Use the <code>file</code> command to inspect files and create a MIME Type registry. For this question, use files in the <code>PKG-text-data</code> directory.</p>