SUFFIXES (7)
list of file suffixes
DESCRIPTION
l | l
_ | _
lI | l .
Suffix File type
,v files for RCS (Revision Control System)
- backup file
.C C++ source code
.F Fortran source with cpp(1) directives
or file compressed using freeze
.S assembler source with cpp(1) directives
.Y file compressed using yabba
.Z file compressed using compress(1)
.[0-9]+gf TeX generic font files
.[0-9]+pk TeX packed font files
.[1-9] manual page for the corresponding section
.[1-9][a-z] manual page for section plus subsection
.a static object code library
.ad X application default resource file
.afm PostScript font metrics
.al Perl autoload file
.am automake(1) input file
.arc arc(1) archive
.arj arj(1) archive
.asc PGP ASCII-armoured data
.asm (GNU) assember source file
.au Audio sound file
.aux LaTeX auxiliary file
.avi (msvideo) movie
.awk AWK language program
.b LILO boot loader image
.bak backup file
.bash bash(1) shell script
.bb basic block list data produced by gcc -ftest-coverage
.bbg basic block graph data produced by gcc -ftest-coverage
.bbl BibTeX output
.bdf X font file
.bib TeX bibliographic database, BibTeX input
.bm bitmap source
.bmp bitmap
.c C source
.cat message catalog files
.cc C++ source
.cf configuration file
.cfg configuration file
.cgi WWW content generating script or program
.class Java compiled byte-code
.conf configuration file
.config configuration file
.cpp equivalent to .cc
.csh csh(1) shell script
.cxx equivalent to .cc
.dat data file
.deb Debian software package
.def Modula-2 source for definition modules
.def other definition files
.desc initial part of mail message unpacked with munpack
.diff file differences (diff(1) command output)
.dir dbm data base directory file
.doc documentation file
.dtx LaTeX package source file
.dvi TeX's device independent output
.el Emacs-Lisp source
.elc compiled Emacs-Lisp source
.eps encapsulated PostScript
.f Fortran source
.fas pre-compiled Common-Lisp
.fi Fortran include files
.fig FIG image file (used by xfig(1))
.fmt TeX format file
.gif Compuserve Graphics Image File format
.gmo GNU format message catalog
.gsf Ghostscript fonts
.gz file compressed using gzip(1)
.h C or C++ header files
.help help file
.hf equivalent to .help
.hlp equivalent to .help
.htm poor man's .html
.html HTML document used with the World Wide Web
.hqx 7-bit encoded Macintosh file
.i C source after preprocessing
.icon bitmap source
.idx reference or datum-index file for hypertext or database system
.image bitmap source
.in configuration template, especially for GNU Autoconf
.info files for the Emacs info browser
.info-[0-9]+ splitted info files
.ins LaTeX package install file for docstrip
.java a Java source file
.jpeg Joint Photographic Experts Group format
.jpg poor man's .jpeg
.kmap lyx(1) keymap
.l equivalent to .lex or .lisp
.lex lex(1) or flex(1) files
.lha lharc archive
.lib Common-Lisp library
.lisp Lisp source
.ln files for use with lint(1)
.log log file, in particular produced by TeX
.lsm Linux Software Map entry
.lsp Common-Lisp source
.lzh lharc archive
.m4 m4(1) source
.mac macro files for various programs
.man manual page (usually source rather than formatted)
.map map files for various programs
.me Nroff source using the me macro package
.mf Metafont (font generator for TeX) source
.mm sources for groff(1) in mm - format
.mo Message catalog binary file
.mod Modula-2 source for implementation modules
.mov (quicktime) movie
.mp Metapost source
.mpeg movie file
.o object file
.old old or backup file
.orig backup (original) version of a file, from patch(1)
.out output file, often executable program (a.out)
.p Pascal source
.pag dbm data base data file
.patch file differences for patch(1)
.pbm portable bitmap format
.pcf X11 font files
.pdf Adobe Portable Data Format (use Acrobat/acroread or xpdf)
.perl Perl source
.pfa PostScript font definition files, ASCII format
.pfb PostScript font definition files, binary format
.pgm portable greymap format
.pgp PGP binary data
.ph Perl header file
.pid File to store daemon pid (e.g. crond.pid)
.pl TeX property list file or Perl library file
.pm Perl module
.png Portable Network Graphics file
.po Message catalog source
.pod perldoc(1) file
.ppm portable pixmap format
.pr bitmap source
.ps PostScript file
.py Python source
.pyc compiled python
.qt quicktime movie
.r RATFOR source (obsolete)
.rej patches that patch(1) couldn't apply
.rpm RedHat software package
.rtf Rich Text Format file
.rules rules for something
.s assembler source
.sa stub libraries for a.out shared libraries
.sc sc(1) spreadsheed commands
.sgml SGML source file
.sh sh(1) scripts
.shar archive created by the shar(1) utility
.so Shared library or dynamically loadable object
.sql SQL source
.sqml SQML schema or query program
.sty LaTeX style files
.sym Modula-2 compiled definition modules
.tar archive created by the tar(1) utility
.tar.Z tar(1) archive compressed with compress(1)
.tar.gz tar(1) archive compressed with gzip(1)
.taz tar(1) archive compressed with compress(1)
.tex TeX or LaTeX source
.texi equivalent to .texinfo
.texinfo Texinfo documentation source
.text text file
.tfm TeX font metric file
.tgz tar archive compressed with gzip(1)
.tif poor man's .tiff
.tiff Tagged Image File Format
.tk tcl/tk script
.tmp temporary file
.tmpl template files
.txt equivalent to .text
.uu equivalent to .uue
.uue binary file encoded with uuencode(1)
.vf TeX virtual font file
.vpl TeX virtual property list file
.w Silvio Levi's CWEB
.wav wave sound file
.web Donald Knuth's WEB
.xbm X11 bitmap source
.xpm X11 pixmap source
.xs Perl xsub file produced by h2xs
.y yacc(1) or bison(1) (parser generator) files
.z File compressed using pack(1) (or an old gzip(1))
.zip zip(1) archive
.zoo zoo(1) archive
~ Emacs or patch(1) backup file
rc startup (`run control') file, e.g. .newsrc
CONFORMS TO
General UNIX conventions.
BUGS
This list is not exhaustive.
SEE ALSO
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