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NAME
suffixes - list of file suffixes
DESCRIPTION
It is customary to indicate the contents of a file with the file suffix, which (typically) consists of a period, followed by one or more letters. Many standard utilities, such as compilers, use this to recognize the type of file they are dealing with. The *make*(1) utility is driven by rules based on file suffix.
Following is a list of suffixes which are likely to be found on a Linux system.
TABLE
CONFORMING TO
General UNIX conventions.
BUGS
This list is not exhaustive.
SEE ALSO
*file*(1), *make*(1)
COLOPHON
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