File Types

 

 

file type usual extension function
executable exe, com, bin or none read to run machine language program
object obj, o compiled, machine language, not linked
source code c, cc, java, pas, asm, a source code in various languages
batch bat, sh commands to the command interpreter
text txt, doc textual data, documents
word processor wp, tex, rtf, doc various word-processor formats
library lib, a, so, dll libraries of routines for programmers
print or view   ASCII or binary file in a format for printing or viewing
archive arc, zip, tar related files grouped into one file, sometimes compressed, for archiving or storage
multimedia mpg, mov, rm binary file containing audio or A/V information