perm filename EXT[3,2] blob
sn#802863 filedate 1986-01-20 generic text, type T, neo UTF8
File names have three parts, the name, extension, and directory name.
Extensions are 0 to 3 letters or digits. The file extension is often used
to identify the different kinds of files. Some common extensions and
their meanings are:
REL relocatable binary file
DMP core image file
F4 Fortran Source
SAI Sail source
FAI FAIL source
PSC Pascal source
LSP Lisp source
LST listing output file
DOC some documentation file
MSG MAIL message file
DIS distribution list for MAIL
PUB PUB source
MSS Scribe source
TEX TeX source
MF Metafont source
XGP file prepared for Xerox Graphics Printer
DVI device-independent document (TeX output)
PRE Press file (for Dover)
IMP imPress file (for Imagen)
PS PostScript file (for Laserwriter)
FNT XGP font file
TFM TeX Font Metric file
TMP temporary file for some program
RPG information saved from RPG commands (COMPILE, etc.)
TXT ASCII text file other than above
On the program documentation areas [S,DOC] and [UP,DOC], the file
extension is usually used to indicate the programmer name of the
author of the file.