File Extensions in linux

File Extensions in linux


                      There are a number of file extensions that are common in Linux/UNIX but not typically seen in the Windows world. Here are some of them:

.a – Archive file
.au – Audio file (like .wav)
.bzip2, .bz2 – Archive file compressed with bzip2
.c – C programming language source file
.conf – Configuration file
.cpp – C++ language source file
.gz, .gzip – File compressed with gzip
.h – C or C++ language header file
.html – HTML file (same as .htm)
.o – Program object file
.pl – Perl script file
.png – Image file (like .jpg/.gif)
.ps – PostScript printer-formatted file
.rpm – RPM Package Manager file
.so – Program library file
.tar – Archive file
.tar.bzip2, .tar.bz2 – Archive file compressed with bzip2
.tar.gz, .tar.Z – Archive file compressed with gzip
.tga – Image file
.tgz – Archive file compressed with gzip
.xpm – Image file
.z, .Z – Older gzip file