diff --git a/rc/functions.sh b/rc/functions.sh
index b4fe548..bf0c52b 100644
--- a/rc/functions.sh
+++ b/rc/functions.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 
 function jql() { 
-	jq -C . "$@" | less -r
+  jq -C . "$@" | less -r
 }
+
+function ffile() {
+  local filename="$1"
+  shift
+  file $(type -p "$filename") $@
+}
+