Unix Commands, Generalities



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Conventions for Naming Files


FILE NAMES
file.f
Source or Fortran "code" for Fortran programs.
file.c
Source or C code for C programs.
file.o
Object code for Fortran or C programs.
file.tex
Text file for TeXor LaTeXdocument.
file.dvi
Device independent output of TeX, LaTeX.
file.Z
Compressed file (must expand to read).
s.file
Source code control system (SCCS) file form.
file.a
Archived object files, a library.
Makefile
Script file used by make to build programs.
file.tar
Files stored in archived (tar) form.
file.doc
Documentation file.
README
Documentation about local subdirectory.
src
Directory of source files.
bin
Directory of commands.


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