Section 5: File Formats

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Section index

A

acct(5)
execution accounting file
adduser.conf(5)
configuration file for adduser(8) and addgroup(8) .
apt.conf(5)
Configuration file for APT
apt_preferences(5)
Preference control file for APT
at.allow(5)
determine who can submit jobs via at or batch
at.deny(5)
determine who can submit jobs via at or batch
auto.master(5)
Master Map for automounter
autofs(5)
Format of the automounter maps

C

charmap(5)
character symbols to define character encodings
complex(5)
basics of complex mathematics
core(5)
core dump file
crontab(5)
tables for driving cron

D

deluser.conf(5)
configuration file for deluser(8) and delgroup(8) .
depmod.conf(5)
Configuration file/directory for depmod
depmod.d(5)
Configuration file/directory for depmod
dhclient.conf(5)
DHCP client configuration file
dhclient.leases(5)
DHCP client lease database
dhcp-options(5)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol options
dhcp-options-dhclient(5)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol options
dir_colors(5)
configuration file for dircolors(1)
dpkg.cfg(5)
dpkg configuration file
dselect.cfg(5)
dselect configuration file

E

e2fsck.conf(5)
Configuration file for e2fsck
elf(5)
format of Executable and Linking Format (ELF) files
etc-aliases(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
etc-email-addresses(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
/etc/adduser.conf(5)
configuration file for adduser(8) and addgroup(8) .
/etc/auto.master(5)
Master Map for automounter
/etc/deluser.conf(5)
configuration file for deluser(8) and delgroup(8) .
/etc/hosts.equiv(5)
list of hosts and users that are granted "trusted"r command access to your system
/etc/mailcap.order(5)
the mailcap ordering specifications
/etc/modules(5)
kernel modules to load at boot time
/etc/network/interfaces(5)
network interface configuration for ifup and ifdown
/etc/yp.conf(5)
NIS binding configuration file
ethers(5)
Ethernet address to IP number database
exim4-config_files(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
exim4_exim_crt(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
exim4_exim_key(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
exim4_files(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
exim4_hubbed_hosts(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
exim4_local_domain_dnsbl_whitelist(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
exim4_local_host_blacklist(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
exim4_local_host_whitelist(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
exim4_local_rcpt_callout(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
exim4_local_sender_blacklist(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
exim4_local_sender_callout(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
exim4_local_sender_whitelist(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
exim4_passwd(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages
exim4_passwd_client(5)
Files in use by the Debian exim4 packages

F

faillog(5)
login failure logging file
filesystems(5)
Linux filesystem types: minix, ext, ext2, ext3, xia, msdos, umsdos, vfat, proc, nfs, iso9660, hpfs, sysv, smb, ncpfs
fmtutil.cnf(5)
configuration file for fmtutil
fonts-conf(5)
Font configuration files
fonts.conf(5)
Font configuration files
fs(5)
Linux filesystem types: minix, ext, ext2, ext3, xia, msdos, umsdos, vfat, proc, nfs, iso9660, hpfs, sysv, smb, ncpfs
fstab(5)
static information about the filesystems

G

group(5)
user group file
gshadow(5)
shadowed group file

H

host.conf(5)
resolver configuration file
hosts(5)
The static table lookup for host names
hosts.allow(5)
format of host access control files
hosts.deny(5)
format of host access control files
hosts.equiv(5)
list of hosts and users that are granted "trusted"r command access to your system
hosts_access(5)
format of host access control files
hosts_options(5)
host access control language extensions

I

inetd(5)
internet super-server
inetd.conf(5)
internet super-server
info(5)
readable online documentation
initscript(5)
script that executes inittab commands.
inittab(5)
format of the inittab file used by the sysv-compatible init process
interfaces(5)
network interface configuration for ifup and ifdown
intro(5)
Introduction to file formats
ipc(5)
System V interprocess communication mechanisms
issue(5)
pre-login message and identification file

L

ldap.conf(5)
ldap configuration file
.ldaprc(5)
ldap configuration file
libvga.config(5)
the svgalib configuration file
libvga.et4000(5)
Information for Tseng ET4000 users
locale(5)
Describes a locale definition file
locale.gen(5)
Configuration file for locale-gen
locatedb(5)
front-compressed file name database
login.defs(5)
shadow password suite configuration

M

magic(5)
file command's magic number file
mailcap(5)
metamail capabilities file
mailcap.order(5)
the mailcap ordering specifications
mailname(5)
the visible mail name of the system
manpath(5)
format of the /etc/manpath.config file
mke2fs.conf(5)
Configuration file for mke2fs
modprobe.conf(5)
Configuration file/directory for modprobe
modprobe.d(5)
Configuration file/directory for modprobe
modules(5)
kernel modules to load at boot time
modules.conf(5)
configuration file for loading kernel modules 0
modules.dep(5)
List of module dependencies
modules.modutils(5)
kernel modules to load at boot time
moduli(5)
system moduli file
motd(5)
message of the day
munin-node.conf(5)
Munin-node configuration file

N

nanorc(5)
GNU nano's rcfile
netgroup(5)
specify network groups
networks(5)
network name information
nfs(5)
nfs and nfs4 fstab format and options
nicknames(5)
nickname translation table for NIS maps
node.conf(5)
Munin-node configuration file
nologin(5)
prevent non-root users from logging into the system
nsswitch.conf(5)
System Databases and Name Service Switch configuration file

P

papersize(5)
specify preferred paper size
passwd(5)
the password file
proc(5)
process information pseudo-filesystem
/proc/slabinfo(5)
Kernel slab allocator statistics
protocols(5)
the protocols definition file

R

rcS(5)
variables that affect the behavior of boot scripts
rcsfile(5)
format of RCS file
resolv.conf(5)
resolver configuration file
resolver(5)
resolver configuration file
rpc(5)
rpc program number data base
rsyncd.conf(5)
configuration file for rsync in daemon mode

S

securetty(5)
file which lists ttys from which root can log in
services(5)
Internet network services list
shadow(5)
encrypted password file
shells(5)
pathnames of valid login shells
slabinfo(5)
Kernel slab allocator statistics
sources.list(5)
Package resource list for APT
ssh_config(5)
OpenSSH SSH client configuration files
sshd_config(5)
OpenSSH SSH daemon configuration file
sudoers(5)
list of which users may execute what
super.tab(5)
database of restricted commands for super(1)
svgalib.et4000(5)
Information for Tseng ET4000 users
svgalibrc(5)
the svgalib configuration file
svipc(5)
System V interprocess communication mechanisms
svnserve.conf(5)
Repository configuration file for svnserve
sysctl.conf(5)
sysctl(8) preload/configuration file
syslog.conf(5)
syslogd(8) configuration file

T

term(5)
format of compiled term file.
termcap(5)
terminal capability database
terminfo(5)
terminal capability data base
texinfo(5)
software documentation system
tzfile(5)
time zone information

U

ucf.conf(5)
site-wide configuration file for ucf
update-exim4.conf(5)
Generate exim4 configuration files.
update-exim4.conf.conf(5)
Generate exim4 configuration files.
updmap.cfg(5)
configuration of font mapping/inclusion for dvips and friends.
utmp(5)
login records

V

/var/yp/nicknames(5)
nickname translation table for NIS maps

W

wtmp(5)
login records

X

xpdfrc(5)
configuration file for Xpdf tools (version 3.01)
Xsession(5)
initialize X session
Xsession.options(5)
configuration options for Xsession (5)
Xwrapper.config(5)
configuration options for X server wrapper

Y

yp.conf(5)
NIS binding configuration file
ypserv.conf(5)
configuration file for ypserv and rpc.ypxfrd

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