Linux man pages (HTML) - man5: File formats
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acct - execution accounting file
acl This manual page describes POSIX Access Control Lists, which are used to define more fine-grained discretionary access rights for files and direc tories
active - list of active Usenet newsgroups
aliases - aliases file for sendmail
amd.conf - amd configuration file
anacrontab - configuration file for anacron
appschema - LAM application schema format
arrayd.auth - array services configuration files
arrayd.conf - array services configuration files
at.allow - determine who can submit jobs via at or batch
attr - Extended attributes
autofs - Format of the automounter maps
auto.master - Master Map for automounter
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bhost - LAM boot schema (host file) format
buffindexed.conf - configuration file for buffindexed ovmethod
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callerid.conf - config file for isdnlog numbers and scripts
charmap - character symbols to define character encodings
conf - LAM node process schema
config - OpenSSL CONF library configuration files
console.apps - specify console-accessible privileged applications
console.perms - permissions control file for users at the system console
CONSTANTS - constants for LAM Fortran programming
control.ctl - specify handling of Usenet control messages
cpuset - overview of cpusets
crontab - tables for driving cron
cvs - Concurrent Versions System support files
cycbuff.conf - configuration file for CNFS method
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devfsd.conf - the main configuration file for devfsd
dhcpd.conf - dhcpd configuration file
dhcpd.leases - DHCP client lease database
dhcp-options - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol options
dir_colors - configuration file for dircolors(1)
distrib.pats - default values for Usenet Distribution header
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environ - user environment
ethers - Ethernet address to IP number database
expire.ctl - control file for Usenet article expiration
exports - NFS file systems being exported (for Kernel based NFS)
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faillog - Login failure logging file
faxqueue - sendfax fax spool queue control files
fb.modes - frame buffer modes file
fs - Linux filesystem types: minix, ext, ext2, xia, msdos, umsdos, vfat, proc, nfs, iso9660, hpfs, sysv, smb, ncpfs
fstab - static information about the filesystems
ftpaccess - ftpd configuration file
ftpconversions - ftpd conversions database
ftphosts - ftpd individual user host access file
ftpservers - ftpd virtual hosting configuration specifica tion file
ftpusers - list of users that may not log in via the FTP daemon
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gimprc - gimp configuration file
gnome-vfs-mime GNOME MIME configuration files The GNOME system uses MIME types to classify content. Each MIME type on the GNOME system has a number of attributes attached to it. Some of these attributes have
groff_font - format of groff device and font description files
groff_out - groff intermediate output format
groff_tmac - macro files in the roff typesetting system
group - user group file
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history - record of current and recently expired Usenet articles
host.conf - resolver configuration file
hosts - The static table lookup for host names
hosts_access - format of host access control files
hosts.equiv - list of hosts and users that are granted "trusted" r command access to your system
hosts_options - host access control language extensions
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incoming.conf - names and addresses that feed us news
info - readable online documentation
initscript - script that executes inittab commands
inittab - format of the inittab file used by the sysv-com patible init process
inn.conf - Configuration data for InterNetNews programs
innfeed.conf - configuration file for innfeed
innwatch.ctl - control Usenet supervision by innwatch
intro - Introduction to file formats
ipc - System V interprocess communication mechanisms
iscsi.conf - establish and maintain iSCSI connections
isdn.conf - config file for isdnlog
isdnformat - common isdn config file format
isdnlog - isdn log file
isdnlog.users - user base isdnlog config file
issue - pre-login message and identification file
issue.net - show the current tty
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keymaps - keyboard table descriptions for loadkeys and dumpkeys
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lam-helpfile - LAM help message file
ldap.conf - ldap configuration file
ldapfilter.conf - configuration file for LDAP get filter routines
ldapfriendly - data file for LDAP friendly routines
ldapsearchprefs.conf - configuration file for LDAP search preference routines
ldaptemplates.conf - configuration file for LDAP display template routines
ldif - LDAP Data Interchange Format
libao.conf - configuration for libao
lmhosts - The Samba NetBIOS hosts file
locale - Describes a locale definition file
lpd.conf - configuration file for the LPRng line printer spooler system
lpd.perms - permissions control file for the LPRng line printer spooler system
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magic - file command's magic number file
man.config - configuration data for man
mh-alias - alias file for nmh message system
mh-draft - draft folder facility for nmh message system
mh-format - format file for nmh message system
mh-mail - message format for nmh message system
mh_profile - user profile customization for nmh message handler
mh-profile - user profile customization for nmh message handler
mh-sequence - sequence specification for nmh message sys tem
mh-tailor - mail transport customization for nmh message handler
moderators - submission addresses for moderated newsgroups
modules.conf - configuration file for loading kernel mod ules
motd - message of the day
motd.news motd.news
mtools - mtools configuration files
muttrc - Configuration file for the Mutt Mail User Agent
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named.conf
netgroup - specify network groups
netrc This file contains configuration and autologin information for the File Transfer Protocol client ftp(1). The .netrc file contains login and initialization information used by the auto-login process. It resides in the user's home directory. The fol
newsfeeds - determine where Usenet articles get sent
newslog - description of Usenet log files
nfs - nfs fstab format and options
nicknames - nickname translation table for NIS maps
nnrp.access - access file for NNTP news readers
nnrpd.track - file to specify hosts to be tracked by nnrpd
nntpsend.ctl - list of sites to feed via nntpsend
nologin - prevent non-root users from logging into the system
nscd.conf - name service cache daemon configuration file
nsswitch.conf - System Databases and Name Service Switch configuration file
nwclient - configuration file for NWClient program suite
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ovdb - Overview storage method for INN
overview.fmt - format of news overview database
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pam - portable arbitrary map file format
pam_krb5 - Kerberos 5 authentication
pam_krb5afs - Kerberos 5 authentication with AFS support
passwd - password file
passwd.nntp - passwords for connecting to remote NNTP servers
pbm - portable bitmap file format
pgm - portable graymap file format
png - Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format
pnm - portable anymap file format
ppm - portable pixmap file format
printcap - printer capability data base
proc - process information pseudo-filesystem
procmailex - procmail rcfile examples
procmailrc - procmail rcfile
procmailsc - procmail weighted scoring technique
procschema - LAM process schema format
protocols - the protocols definition file
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radvd.conf - configuration file of the router advertise ment daemon radvd
raidtab - configuration file for md (RAID) devices
rate-files - Format of rate-files
rcsfile - format of RCS file
readers.conf - Access control and configuration for nnrpd
resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf
resolver /etc/resolv.conf
rndc.conf rndc.conf
rpc - rpc program number data base
rsyncd.conf - configuration file for rsync server
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sane-abaton - SANE backend for Abaton flatbed scanners
sane-agfafocus - SANE backend for AGFA Focus flatbed scan ners
sane-apple - SANE backend for Apple flatbed scanners
sane-artec - SANE backend for Artec flatbed scanners
sane-as6e - SANE backend for using the Artec AS6E parallel port interface scanner
sane-avision - SANE backend for Avision AV 630 CS flatbed scanners
sane-bh - SANE backend for Bell+Howell Copiscan II series document scanners
sane-canon - SANE backend for Canon flatbed scanners
sane-coolscan - SANE backend for Nikon film-scanners
sane-dc210 - SANE backend for Kodak DC210 Digital Camera
sane-dc240 - SANE backend for Kodak DC240 Digital Camera
sane-dc25 - SANE backend for Kodak DC20/DC25 Digital Cam eras
sane-dll - SANE dynamic backend loader
sane-dmc - SANE backend for the Polaroid Digital Micro scope Camera
sane-epson - SANE backend for EPSON scanners
sane-fujitsu - SANE backends for Fujitsu flatbed scanners
sane-hp - SANE backend for HP ScanJet scanners
sane-microtek2 - SANE backend for Microtek scanners with SCSI-2 command set
sane-microtek - SANE backend for Microtek scanners
sane-mustek - SANE backend for Mustek flatbed scanners
sane-mustek_pp - SANE backend for Mustek parallel port flatbed scanners
sane-nec - SANE backend for NEC scanners
sane-net - SANE network backend
sane-pie - SANE backend for PIE and Devcom SCSI flatbed scanners
sane-pint - SANE backend for scanners that use the PINT device driver
sane-plustek - SANE backend for Plustek parallel port flatbed scanners
sane-pnm - SANE PNM image reader pseudo-backend
sane-qcam - SANE backend for Connectix QuickCam cameras
sane-ricoh - SANE backend for Ricoh flatbed scanners
sane-s9036 - SANE backend for Siemens 9036 flatbed scan ners
sane-scsi - SCSI adapter tips for scanners
sane-sharp - SANE backend for SHARP scanners
sane-sm3600 - SANE backend for Microtek scanners M011 USB chip
sane-snapscan - SANE backend for AGFA SnapScan flatbed scanners
sane-st400 - SANE backend for Siemens ST/Highscan flatbed scanners
sane-tamarack - SANE backend for Tamarack flatbed scanners
sane-umax - SANE backend for UMAX scanners
sane-umax_pp - SANE backend for Umax parallel port flatbed scanners
sane-v4l - SANE interface for Video for Linux API
sasl.conf - SASL Configuration file for nnrpd
securetty - file which lists ttys from which root can log in
services - Internet network services list
shadow - encrypted password file
shells - pathnames of valid login shells
slabinfo - Kernel slab allocator statistics
slapd.conf - configuration file for slapd, the stand-alone LDAP daemon
slapd.replog - slapd replication log format
smb.conf - The configuration file for the Samba suite
smbpasswd - The Samba encrypted password file
snmp.conf - configuration file for the ucd-snmp applications. ~/.snmp/snmp.conf - personal configuration file
snmp_config - describes how to configure the ucd-snmp applications
snmpd.conf - configuration file for the ucd-snmp SNMP agent
snmptrapd.conf - configuration file for the ucd- snmp trap demon
storage.conf - configuration file for storage manager
subscriptions - Default recommended subscriptions
sudoers - list of which users may execute what
sysctl.conf - sysctl(8) preload/configuration file
syslog.conf - syslogd(8) configuration file
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term - format of compiled term file
termcap - terminal capability database
terminfo - terminal capability data base
texinfo - software documentation system
timidity.cfg - configure file of TiMidity++
ttytype - terminal device to default terminal type mapping
tzfile - time zone information
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ud.conf - ud configuration file
utmp - login records
uuencode - format of an encoded uuencode file
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variables - Format of specifying variable names to SNMP tools
vbox - file format
vbox.conf - config file for vbox
vboxd.conf - config file for vboxd (the daemon)
vboxgetty.conf - config file for vboxgetty
vboxrc - user config file for vbox
vboxtcl - tcl commands for vboxgetty
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wtmp - login records
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xferlog - FTP server logfile
xfs - layout of the XFS filesystem
xinetd.conf - Extended Internet Services Daemon configura tion file
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yp.conf - NIS binding configuration file
ypserv.conf - configuration file for ypserv and rpc.ypxfrd