|
Suffix |
File type |
|
,v |
files for RCS (Revision Control System) |
|
- |
backup file |
|
.C |
C++
source code, equivalent to .cc |
|
.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 |
|
.ada |
Ada
source (may be body, spec, or combination) |
|
.adb |
Ada
body source |
|
.ads |
Ada
spec source |
|
.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) assembler 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 |
|
.bz2 |
file compressed using bzip2(1) |
|
.c |
C
source |
|
.cat |
message catalog files |
|
.cc |
C++
source |
|
.cf |
configuration file |
|
.cfg |
configuration file |
|
.cgi |
WWW
content generating script or program |
|
.cls |
LaTeX Class definition |
|
.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(1) |
|
.diff |
file differences ( diff(1) command
output) |
|
.dir |
dbm
data base directory file |
|
.doc |
documentation file |
|
.dsc |
Debian Source Control (source package) |
|
.dtx |
LaTeX package source file |
|
.dvi |
TeX's device independent output |
|
.el |
Emacs-Lisp source |
|
.elc |
compiled Emacs-Lisp source |
|
.eps |
encapsulated PostScript |
|
.exp |
Expect source code |
|
.f |
Fortran source |
|
.f77 |
Fortran 77 source |
|
.f90 |
Fortran 90 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]+ |
split info files |
|
.ins |
LaTeX package install file for docstrip |
|
.itcl |
itcl source code; itcl ([incr Tcl]) is an OO
extension of tcl |
|
.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 |
|
.m |
Objective-C source code |
|
.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 |
|
.mgp |
MagicPoint file |
|
.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 |
|
.mp2 |
MPEG Layer 2 (audio) file |
|
.mp3 |
MPEG Layer 3 (audio) file |
|
.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 (see .ph, .pl and .pm) |
|
.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 |
|
.php |
PHP
program file |
|
.php3 |
PHP3 program 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) spreadsheet
commands |
|
.scm |
Scheme source code |
|
.sed |
sed
source file |
|
.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.bz2 |
tar(1) archive compressed with bzip2(1) |
|
.tar.gz |
tar(1) archive compressed with gzip(1) |
|
.taz |
tar(1) archive compressed with compress(1) |
|
.tcl |
tcl
source code |
|
.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 |
|
.wml |
Source file for Web Meta Language |
|
.xbm |
X11
bitmap source |
|
.xcf |
GIMP graphic |
|
.xml |
eXtended Markup Language file |
|
.xsl |
XSL
stylesheet |
|
.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 |
