User:DavidB4/workspace
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The following is personal workspace. Once content is ready, I will migrate it to the appropriate location. I may use this for any number of purposes, but generally it will be used for drafts.
Please to not change the value of this content. If you see a typo or some other small problem, feel free to change this. For anything else, please ask first. Thanks!
Personal Notes: need to parse 20,000b+
File extensions are used by Windows, Macintosh, and now sometimes GNU/Linux operating systems to determine how each file should be used. This is a list of some such file extensions.
List
A
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABW | AbiWord document | Example | |
| AES | Encrypted file (Advanced Encryption Standard) |
B
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAT | Windows Command-line batch job file | Command Prompt | Windows |
C
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMD | Windows Command-line batch job file | Command Prompt | Windows |
| CPP | C++ source code file | Visual Studio, Eclipse, and other compilers | |
| CSS | Cascading Style Sheet for websites or datasheet/file for minority program(s) | Web browsers | All major systems |
D
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAT | Data file for an OS or program, not for direct user access | Windows | |
| DOC | Document file | Microsoft Word, Open Office, AbiWord, etc. | |
| DOCX | Document file in the form of compressed XML | Microsoft Word |
E
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Example | Example | Example | |
| EXE | Executable file (Binary) | Windows |
F
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLV | Flash Video | Adobe Flash Player | |
| Example | Example | Example |
G
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format image file | ||
| Example | Example | Example |
H
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language | Web browsers !! All major systems | |
| Example | Example | Example |
I
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| INI | Initialization file | ||
| ISO | File archive, generally used to store optical disk "images" |
J
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group compression standard image file | ||
| JPG | Joint Photographic Experts Group compression standard image file | ||
| JPE | Joint Photographic Experts Group compression standard image file |
K
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
L
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| LNK | Shortcut to local file for web address | ||
| LTX | LaTeX Source Document |
M
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD5 | MD5 checksum file | ||
| MP3 | MPEG audio stream (layer 3) file |
N
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
O
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ODF | Open Document Format | Open Office & LibreOffice | |
P
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAGES | Document | ||
| Portable Document Format | Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat | Windows, Mac OS | |
| PNG | Portable Network Graphics image |
Q
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
R
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTF | Rich Text file | WordPad, Microsoft Word, Open Office, etc | |
| RUN | Executable file | Mac OS |
S
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYS | System file | Windows |
T
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | LaTeX Source Document | ||
| TXT | Plain text file |
U
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| UFO | Graphics file | ||
| URL | Web address shortcut |
V
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOB | Video Object | Optical media disks | |
W
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAV | Audio file (Microsoft Windows RIFF WAVE) | Windows Media Player, VLC, etc. | |
| WPD | WordPerfect Document, a proprietary Corel format |
X
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| XCF | Image file | GIMP | |
Y
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| YC | Archive file | ||
Z
| Extension | Description | Used By | Operating System(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZABW | Gzip compressed XML document | AbiWord | |
| ZIP | Compressed (Zipped) folder | 7-Zip, WinZip, Pea Zip, etc. | Mac & Windows |