Terminal Command(s) to Identify an App as 32-Bit, 64-Bit, or Universal.

I am sure I am doing something wrong, but each time I see a terminal command to do what is indicated above, I try it, and it doesn't work for me.
So, I would greatly appreciate someone definitely in to know helping me out with the command(s) mentioned in my subject.

I believe the command you're looking for (or at least one that works) is "file";
The example below indicates that Mail.app is capable of launching as a 64bit app;
+[Shirow:~] shmoo% file /Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail+
+/Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail: Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures+
+/Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail (for architecture x86_64): Mach-O 64-bit executable x86_64+
+/Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail (for architecture i386): Mach-O executable i386+
Below indicates that VLC installed on my mac is only a 32bit app;
+[Shirow:~] shmoo% file /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC+
+/Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC: Mach-O executable i386+
love,
shmo

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I posted a prior topic on this matter, but cannot find it. I have seen these what I am asking about, but can't locate them. I am trying to identify the terminal commands noted in my subject.
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This is what I was looking for:
In terminal, type: file /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
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xxxx-MacBook-Pro:~ donv1$ file /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
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