HP-UX Reference (11i v2 03/08) - 5 Miscellaneous Topics, 7 Device (Special) Files, 9 General Information, Index (vol 9)

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suffix(5) suffix(5)
NAME
suffix - file-name suffix conventions
DESCRIPTION
The following list summarizes file name suffix conventions that can be found in an
HP-UX system. It is a
partial compilation of possibly useful knowledge, suggestions, and explanations, rather than a
specification of standards. Suffixes are often used in preference to prefixes because they enable related
files to group together alphabetically in a directory listing.
Note that some programs require the use of a specific value, or vary their behavior based on a choice of
suffixes. Such programs are noted in many (but not all) cases.
.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
BASIX/UX. Incom-
patible 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.
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