- .A
HP64000 cross assembler symbol file.
- .a
Library file (archive) managed by
ar;
known to
make.
- .ad?
HP Ada source,
where "?" stands for any single character.
- .allow
List of users allowed by
at
or
cron
(for example,
at.allow).
- .an
Source for
nroff
man
macros.
- .ASC
LIF
(Logical Interchange Format)
type 1,
ASCII file for use by Pascal or BASIC/UX.
Incompatible with
lifcp.
- .aux
Cross-referencing information created automatically by LaTeX.
- .awk
awk
script file.
- .b
Compiled LISP
(.l)
source file,
or a bold font file.
- .back, .bak, .bkup
Backup copy of a file.
- .BAD, .bad
File containing bad data,
or occupying a bad spot on a disk.
- .bbl
Bibliography created by BibTeX for inclusion in a LaTeX document.
- .bib
Bibliographic data file,
(for example, BibTeX bibliography database).
- .blg
Log of errors from BibTeX.
- .bst
BibTeX bibliography style definition.
- .C
File compressed by
compact,
or C++ language source file,
or HP64000 cross compiled C source file.
- .c
C language source file;
known to
cc
and
make.
- .cas
CAST language scripts.
- .cat
NLS (Native Language Support) message catalog.
- .cf
Configuration file (for example,
sendmail.cf).
- .clu
CLU file.
- .CODE
Pascal workstation object code.
- .cpio
File containing output from
cpio -o,
that is, a
cpio
archive.
- .csh
C-shell
(csh)
script.
- .curr
Current version of a file.
- .d
Directory file, or data file.
- .day
A script that is read daily.
- .deny
List of users denied by
at
or
cron
(for example,
cron.deny).
- .devs
List of devices.
- .diff
Differences between two files,
output from
diff.
- .dir
DBM database directory file.
- .doc
Documentation file of some sort.
- .dvi
Device-independent text formatter output.
- .e
Extended FORTRAN language (EFL) source file;
known to
make.
- .el
GNU Emacs Elisp file.
- .elc
Compiled GNU Emacs Elisp file.
- .eqn
Source for
nroff
equation macros.
- .err
Standard error from a program.
- .errors, .errs
Errors recorded by a program.
- .f
FORTRAN language source file;
known to
fc
and
make.
- .f77
FORTRAN 77 language source file.
- .fc
Frozen configuration file (for example,
sendmail.fc).
- .full
A complete file or list.
- .gf
TeX font bitmaps in Generic Font format.
- .glo
Glossary created by LaTeX.
- .h
C language header (include) file;
known to
make.
- .help, .hf, .hlp
Help text for a program,
often read automatically.
- .hour, .hr
A script that is read hourly.
- .i
Output of C preprocessor
(cc -P),
or a Berkeley Pascal language include file,
or an italicized font file.
- .icn
Icon source code.
- .idx
Index created by LaTeX.
- .in
Standard input to a program.
- .INDEX
Notes index file.
- .ksh
Korn shell script file.
- .L
HP64000 cross linker symbol file.
- .l
lex
source file
(known to
make),
or LISP source file.
- .LIST
Notes list file.
- .list
File containing a list of other files.
- .ln
Library information for
lint.
- .lof
List of figures created by LaTeX.
- .log
Generic log file,
or a log of error messages from TeX.
- .lot
List of tables created by LaTeX.
- .m
Modula language source file.
- .m2
Modula-2 language source file.
- .make, .mk
Makefile for
make.
- .man
Source for
nroff
or
troff
using
man
macros.
- .me
Source for
nroff
or
troff
using
me
macros.
- .mf
TeX metafont input file.
- .ml
Gosling/Unipress Emacs Mock Lisp file.
- .mm
Source for
nroff
or
troff
using
mm
macros.
- .mon, .month
A script that is read monthly.
- .ms
Source for
nroff
or
troff
using
ms
macros.
- .n
nroff
source.
- .NEW, .new
New version of a file.
- .nro
nroff
source.
- .O
HP64000 listing file.
- .o
Relocatable object file (post-compile, pre-link);
known to
as,
cc,
fc,
pc,
and
make.
- .obs
Obsolete version of a file.
- .OLD, .old
Old version of a file.
- .opt
File containing optional material,
such as an optional part of the kernel.
- .orig
Original version of a file.
- .out
Standard output (and possibly standard error) from a program
(for example,
nohup.out),
or an executable file output from
ld
(such as
a.out).
- .P
HP64000 cross compiled Pascal source file.
- .p
Pascal language source file
(known to
pc
and
make),
or PROLOG language source file.
- .pag
DBM database data file.
- .pi
PILOT language source file.
- .pk
TeX font bitmaps in Packed Font format;
denser/more recent than GF.
- .prev
Previous version of a file.
- .ps
PostScript file.
- .pxl
TeX font bitmaps in uncompressed format; very obsolete.
- .R
HP64000 relocatable file.
- .r
RatFor language source file;
known to
make.
- .rc
A "run commands" file,
normally read when a program is invoked
(for example,
mailx.rc).
- .real
Real version of a file,
often one which was replaced by a front-end
(for example,
uucico.real).
- .req
File containing required material,
such as a required part of the kernel.
- .S
HP64000 cross assembled source file.
- .s
Assembler input file;
known to
cc
and
make.
- .safe, .save
Safe or saved copy of a file.
- .scm
Scheme file.
- .sh
POSIX shell script file;
known to
make.
- .shar
Shell archive file containing output from
shar.
- .skel
Skeletal or template file.
- .sl
Shared library file built by
ld;
known to
ld.
- .st
File containing statistics (for example,
/etc/mail/sendmail.st).
- .sty
LaTeX style definition;
should have a corresponding
.doc
file.
- .SYSTM
LIF Bootable by the Series 300/400 boot ROM
(see Librarian chapter of
Pascal 3.2 Workstation System,
vol. 1).
- .t
Text file.
- .tar
File (archive) containing output from
tar.
- .tbl
Source for
nroff
table macros.
- .temp, .tmp
Temporary file.
- .template
Prototype or template file.
- .test
Test input or output file.
- .tex
TeX source file.
- .TEXT
Notes text file,
or a Pascal workstation "UCSD text format" file.
- .text, .txt
ASCII text file.
- .tfm
Width information used by TeX (TeX font metrics).
- .toc
Source for
nroff
table of contents macros,
or table of contents created by LaTeX.
- .tro
troff
source.
- .u1, .u2
Icon intermediate code files.
- .UX
HP-UX text or binary file format.
- .web
Web file (Knuth's Web system).
- .week, .wk
A script that is read weekly.
- .X
HP64000 absolute file.
- .y
yacc
input file;
known to
make.
- .Z
File compressed by
compress.
- .z
File compressed by
pack.
- .1 .. .9
Manpage files (sections 1 through 9),
optionally followed by a letter
a..z.
HP-UX also uses
.1m
for section 1M.
- .date
File saved on given
date
(for example, year, month name,
YYMM,
MMDD,
and so on)
as a snapshot of a continuously growing log file.
- ,v
RCS delta file;
known to the RCS programs.
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