(4) - System files

Intro: introduction to file formats
intro: introduction to file formats
acct: per-process accounting file format
admin: installation defaults file
aliases: addresses and aliases for sendmail
a.out: ELF (Executable and Linking Format) files
ar: archive file format
archives: device header file
boot: boot parameters
bootparams: boot parameter data base
boot_vm16fs: boot parameters
charmap: format for locale character definition file
cofont: console font default file
compver: compatible versions file
copyright: copyright information file
core: core image file
coterm: console terminal default file
cron: option file for crontab and at
curses.h: definitions for screen handling and optimisation functions
default: /etc/default file list
depend: software dependencies files
dfstab: file containing commands for sharing resources
dir (cdfs): format of CD-ROM file system (cdfs) directory data structure
dirent: file system independent directory entry
dir (s5): format of s5 directories
dir (ufs): format of ufs directories
d_passwd, dialups: secondary security access password
dump: boot dump timeout file
els: els defaults in /etc/default/els
envpaths: paths permitted in environment variables
fc_dptbl: fixed class dispatcher parameter table
fd: file descriptor files
filehdr: file header for common object file (COFF)
filter: format of a packet filter file
forward: sendmail forwarding file
fp_dptbl: fixed priority dispatcher parameter table
fs (bfs): format of the bfs file system volume
fs (cdfs): format of a cdfs file system
fspec: format specification in text files
fs (s5): format of s5 file system volume
fs (sfs): format of sfs file system volume
FsTable: File System Table
fstypes: file that registers distributed filesystem packages
fs (ufs): format of ufs file system volume
fud.conf: fud daemon configuration files
group: group file
holidays: accounting file
index: manual page index
inittab: script for init
inode (bfs): format of a bfs i-node
inode (cdfs): format of a cdfs inode
inode (s5): format of an s5 i-node
inode (sfs): format of an sfs inode
inode (ufs): format of a ufs inode
issue: issue identification file
lid_and_priv: distributed filesystem security database
limits: header file for implementation-specific constants
locale: system default locale
localedef: format for locale specification source file
login: login default file
loginlog: log of failed login attempts
mail: system-wide mail configuration settings file
mailcap: metamail capabilities file
maildelivery: mail delivery configuration file
mapchan: format of tty device mapping files
menu: form description file for the menu command
metreg.h: access to kernel metrics information (kernel system information)
mnttab: mounted file system table
net.cfg: per-user NetWare configuration database
oldterminfo: SVR4 terminal capability data base
packetfilter: format of a packet filter file
passwd: password file
pkginfo: package characteristics file
pkgmap: package contents description file
pnch: file format for card images
pppfilter: format of a PPP packet filter file
priv: privilege data file
PrivTable: privilege table
proc: process file system
profile: setting up an environment at login time
proto: prototype job file for at
prototype: package information file
pthread: header file for POSIX threads
queuedefs: queue definition file for crontab and at
Rc: system startup script
saptypes: NetWare Service Advertising Protocol types
sccsfile: format of SCCS file
sched: execution scheduling for POSIX threads
scoadmin: SCOadmin hierarchy contents and format
Sd: kernel module system shutdown script
semaphore: header file for POSIX thread semaphores
sendmail.cf: configuration file for sendmail
setinfo: set characteristics file
setsize: disk space requirements file
shadow: shadow password file
sharetab: shared filesystem table
space: disk space requirement file
strftime: language-specific strings for dates and times
su: su options file
swaptab: table of swap devices
tc.index: configuration index file for mass-storage devices
term: terminal capabilities
term.h: terminal capabilities
terminfo: X/Open^® terminfo file format
thread_trace: trace data files for the threads library
timezone: set default system time zone
ts_dptbl: time-sharing dispatcher parameter table
ttydefs: file contains terminal line settings information for ttymon
ttysrch: directory search list for ttymap and ttyname
type1/config: X scalable font XLFD name configuration file for pointsizes
unctrl.h: definitions for unctrl
unistd: header file for symbolic constants
utmp, wtmp: user and accounting information
utmpx, wtmpx: extended user and accounting information
vfstab: table of file system defaults
whatis: keyword database
workstations: workstations default file