File (formation)

Troops from the U.S. and Bangladesh march in single file during a tactical training exercise in 2014.

In military organization, a file is a number of troops drawn up in line ahead (i.e. one behind the other) in a column. The number of files is the measure of the width of a column of troops in several ranks one behind the other.

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