SUFFIXES

Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (7)
Updated: 2000-11-16
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NAME

suffixes - list of file suffixes

DESCRIPTION

It is customary to indicate the contents of a file with the file suffix, which consists of a period, followed by one or more letters. Many standard utilities, such as compilers, use this to recognize the type of file they are dealing with. The make(1) utility is driven by rules based on file suffix.

Following is a list of suffixes which are likely to be found on a Linux system.

Suffix File type

- 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-armored 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 precompiled 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

.xpm X11 pixmap source

.xs Perl xsub file produced by h2xs

.xsl XSL stylesheet

.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

CONFORMING TO

General Unix conventions.

BUGS

This list is not exhaustive.

COLOPHON

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Suffix	File type

-	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-armored 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	precompiled 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
.xpm	X11 pixmap source
.xs	Perl xsub file produced by h2xs
.xsl	XSL stylesheet
.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