(4) - System files

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
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
definitions for screen handling and optimisation functions
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
di
format of ufs directories
dialups
secondary security access password
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
secondary security access password
dtactionfile
define the content of desktop action definition records
dtbmfile
format of X11 bitmap format desktop icon files
dtdpfile
format and location of desktop palette files
dtdtfile
define the format and location of actions and data type database files
dtdtsfile
format and location of desktop data type and action files
dtfile.config
TED File Manager configuration file
dtfile_config
TED File Manager configuration file
dtfpfile
format and locations of front panel configuration files
dthelptagdtd
markup syntax specification for authored TED help information
dthffile
define the format of TED Help Family files
dticonfile
icon conventions for TED icons
dtpmfile
format of X Pixmap (XPM) format desktop icon files
dtresourcesfile
format and location of desktop resource files
dtsdldtd
Semantic Delivery Language (SDL) format and semantics
dtsdlfile
TED runtime help volume files
dtsessionfile
format and location of desktop session files
dtspcdenv
environment Variable File for the TED Subprocess Control Service
dtwmrc
the dtwm Window Manager Resource Description File
dump
boot dump timeout file
els
els defaults in /etc/default/els
f
format of ufs file system volume
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
format of a VERITAS File System volume
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
fs_vxfs
format of a VERITAS File System volume
group
group file
holidays
accounting file
index
manual page index
inittab
script for init
inod
format of a ufs inode
inode
format of a VERITAS File System inode
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
inode_vxfs
format of a VERITAS File System 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
access to kernel metrics information (kernel system information)
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
plexrec
structure defining a plex record
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
PRTConfig
file containing the host printer subsystem mapping
pthread
header file for POSIX threads
queuedefs
queue definition file for crontab and at
Rc
system startup script
RPControl
file containing the host printer subsystem mapping
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
sdrec
structure defining a subdisk record
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
tttracefile
script of settings for ToolTalk tracing
ttydefs
file contains terminal line settings information for ttymon
ttysrch
directory search list for ttymap and ttyname
tunefstab
VERITAS File System tuning parameters table
type1/config
X scalable font XLFD name configuration file for pointsizes
type1.config
X scalable font XLFD name configuration file for pointsizes
unctrl
definitions for unctrl
unctrl.h
definitions for unctrl
unistd
header file for symbolic constants
unixtsa.conf
configuration file for Storage Management System for Target Service Agent
utmp
user and accounting information
utmpx
extended user and accounting information
vfstab
table of file system defaults
vol_pattern
Volume Manager disk group search specifications
volrec
structure defining a volume record
vxmake
format of a vxmake description file
whatis
keyword database
workstations
workstations default file
wtmp
user and accounting information
wtmpx
extended user and accounting information