| .bz2 |
A file compressed using bzip2 . |
| .c |
A file written in the C programming
language. |
| .conf |
A configuration file. In some cases,
conf is used in a file name, but not as an extension. |
| .deb |
A Debian package for installing
software. |
| .lock |
A lock file that prevents the use of
another file.
|
| .rpm |
A Red Hat package file. Although you
can sometimes use .rpm s in Debian, doing so can have unexpected results and
is not generally recommended. You can also convert packages using the alien
utility . |
| .so |
A shared object (a library or
module). |
| .src |
A source code file. Written in plain
text, a source file must be compiled to be used. |
| .tar |
A single file made of a collection of
files archived using the tar command. |
| .tar.gz |
A single file made of a collection of
files archived using the tar command, then compressed used the gzip
command. |
| .tgz |
A single file made of a collection of
files archived using the tar command, then compressed used the gzip
command. |
| .gz |
A file compressed using the gzip
command. |
| .txt |
a plain ASCII text file |
| .ps |
a PostScript file; formatted for
printing |
| .au |
an audio file |
| .wav |
an audio file |
| .xpm |
an image file |
| .jpg |
a graphical or image file, such as a
photo or artwork |
| .gif |
a graphical or image file |
| .pdf |
an electronic image of a document |
| .a |
an archive file |
| .h |
a C or C++ program language header
file |
| .cpp |
a C++ program language source code
file |
| .o |
a program object file |
| .php |
a PHP Script |
| .sh |
a Shell Script |
| .png |
a graphical or image file |
| .tcl |
a TCL script |
| .pl |
a Perl script |
| .html/.htm |
an HTML file |
