suffix(5)							File Formats Manual							 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  pre-
       fixes 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.

       HP64000 cross assembler symbol file.

       Library file (archive) managed by
		      known to

       HP Ada source, where "?" stands for any single character.

       List of users allowed by
		      or (for example,

       Source for     macros.

       LIF	      (Logical Interchange Format) type 1, ASCII file for use by Pascal or BASIC/UX.  Incompatible with

       Cross-referencing information created automatically by LaTeX.

       script file.

       Compiled LISP  source file, or a bold font file.

       Backup copy of a file.

       File containing bad data,
		      or occupying a bad spot on a disk.

       Bibliography created by BibTeX for inclusion in a LaTeX document.

       Bibliographic data file,
		      (for example, BibTeX bibliography database).

       Log of errors from BibTeX.

       BibTeX bibliography style definition.

       File compressed by
		      or C++ language source file, or HP64000 cross compiled C source file.

       C language source file;
		      known to and

       CAST language scripts.

       NLS (Native Language Support) message catalog.

       Configuration file (for example,

       CLU file.

       Pascal workstation object code.

       File containing output from
		      that is, a archive.

       C-shell	      script.

       Current version of a file.

       Directory file, or data file.

       A script that is read daily.

       List of users denied by
		      or (for example,

       List of devices.

       Differences between two files,
		      output from

       DBM database directory file.

       Documentation file of some sort.

       Device-independent text formatter output.

       Extended FORTRAN language (EFL) source file;
		      known to

       GNU Emacs Elisp file.

       Compiled GNU Emacs Elisp file.

       Source for     equation macros.

       Standard error from a program.

       Errors recorded by a program.

       FORTRAN language source file;
		      known to and

       FORTRAN 77 language source file.

       Frozen configuration file (for example,

       A complete file or list.

       TeX font bitmaps in Generic Font format.

       Glossary created by LaTeX.

       C language header (include) file;
		      known to

       Help text for a program,
		      often read automatically.

       A script that is read hourly.

       Output of C preprocessor
		      or a Berkeley Pascal language include file, or an italicized font file.

       Icon source code.

       Index created by LaTeX.

       Standard input to a program.

       Notes index file.

       Korn shell script file.

       HP64000 cross linker symbol file.

       source file    (known to or LISP source file.

       Notes list file.

       File containing a list of other files.

       Library information for

       List of figures created by LaTeX.

       Generic log file,
		      or a log of error messages from TeX.

       List of tables created by LaTeX.

       Modula language source file.

       Modula-2 language source file.

       Makefile for

       Source for     or using macros.

       Source for     or using macros.

       TeX metafont input file.

       Gosling/Unipress Emacs Mock Lisp file.

       Source for     or using macros.

       A script that is read monthly.

       Source for     or using macros.

       source.

       New version of a file.

       source.

       HP64000 listing file.

       Relocatable object file (post-compile, pre-link);
		      known to and

       Obsolete version of a file.

       Old version of a file.

       File containing optional material,
		      such as an optional part of the kernel.

       Original version of a file.

       Standard output (and possibly standard error) from a program
		      (for example, or an executable file output from (such as

       HP64000 cross compiled Pascal source file.

       Pascal language source file
		      (known to and or PROLOG language source file.

       DBM database data file.

       PILOT language source file.

       TeX font bitmaps in Packed Font format;
		      denser/more recent than GF.

       Previous version of a file.

       PostScript file.

       TeX font bitmaps in uncompressed format; very obsolete.

       HP64000 relocatable file.

       RatFor language source file;
		      known to

       A "run commands" file,
		      normally read when a program is invoked (for example,

       Real version of a file,
		      often one which was replaced by a front-end (for example,

       File containing required material,
		      such as a required part of the kernel.

       HP64000 cross assembled source file.

       Assembler input file;
		      known to and

       Safe or saved copy of a file.

       Scheme file.

       POSIX shell script file;
		      known to

       Shell archive file containing output from

       Skeletal or template file.

       Shared library file built by
		      known to

       File containing statistics (for example,

       LaTeX style definition;
		      should have a corresponding file.

       LIF Bootable by the Series 300/400 boot ROM
		      (see Librarian chapter of vol. 1).

       Text file.

       File (archive) containing output from

       Source for     table macros.

       Temporary file.

       Prototype or template file.

       Test input or output file.

       TeX source file.

       Notes text file,
		      or a Pascal workstation "UCSD text format" file.

       ASCII text file.

       Width information used by TeX (TeX font metrics).

       Source for     table of contents macros, or table of contents created by LaTeX.

       source.

       Icon intermediate code files.

       HP-UX text or binary file format.

       Web file (Knuth's Web system).

       A script that is read weekly.

       HP64000 absolute file.

       input file;    known to

       File compressed by

       File compressed by

       Manpage files (sections 1 through 9),
		      optionally followed by a letter HP-UX also uses for section 1M.

       File saved on given
		      date (for example, year, month name, YYMM, MMDD, and so on) as a snapshot of a continuously growing log file.

       RCS delta file;
		      known to the RCS programs.

AUTHOR

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