Section 5: File Formats

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Section index

A

access.conf(5)
the login access control table file
acct(5)
process accounting file
adduser.conf(5)
configuration file for adduser(8) and addgroup(8) .
adminaddr(5)
insert mail messages into the queue
american(5)
flag format for English ispell dictionaries
american-english(5)
a list of English words
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
authorized_keys(5)
OpenSSH SSH daemon

B

british(5)
flag format for English ispell dictionaries

C

charmap(5)
character symbols to define character encodings
complex(5)
basics of complex mathematics
config(5ssl)
OpenSSL CONF library configuration files
core(5)
core dump file
crontab(5)
tables for driving cron

D

deb(5)
Debian binary package format
deb-control(5)
Debian packages' master control file format
deb-old(5)
old style Debian binary package format
deb-override(5)
Debian archive override file
deb-shlibs(5)
Debian shared library information file
deb-substvars(5)
Debian source substitution variables
deb-symbols(5)
Debian's extended shared library information file
deb-triggers(5)
package triggers
deb-version(5)
Debian package version number format
defaultdomain(5)
Reformat and inject a message into the queue.
defaulthost(5)
Reformat and inject a message into the queue.
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-eval(5)
ISC DHCP conditional evaluation
dhcp-options(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
dwww(5)
access documentation via WWW
dwww.conf(5)
access documentation via WWW

E

e2fsck.conf(5)
Configuration file for e2fsck
elf(5)
format of Executable and Linking Format (ELF) files
english(5)
flag format for English ispell dictionaries
/etc/adduser.conf(5)
configuration file for adduser(8) and ...
/etc/deluser.conf(5)
configuration file for deluser(8) and ...
/etc/hosts.equiv(5)
list of hosts and users that are granted...
/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 fo...
/etc/yp.conf(5)
NIS binding configuration file
ethers(5)
Ethernet address to IP number database

F

faillog(5)
login failure logging file
fam.conf(5)
The File Alteration Monitor (FAM) configuration file
filesystems(5)
Linux file-system types: minix, ext, ext2, ext3, Reise...
fonts-conf(5)
Font configuration files
fonts.conf(5)
Font configuration files
fs(5)
Linux filesystem types: minix, ext, ext2, ext3, xia, m...
fstab(5)
static information about the filesystems

G

gai.conf(5)
getaddrinfo(3) configuration file
gpm.conf(5)
startup configuration file for gpm
group(5)
user group file
group.conf(5)
configuration file for the pam_group module
gshadow(5)
shadowed group file

H

halt(5)
variables that affect the behavior of the shutdown scr...
host.conf(5)
resolver configuration file
hosts(5)
The static table lookup for hostnames
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 co...
hosts_access(5)
format of host access control files
hosts_options(5)
host access control language extensions
html2textrc(5)
formatting properties file for html2text(1)

I

idhost(5)
Reformat and inject a message into the queue.
idmapd.conf(5)
configuration file for idmapd, the NFSv4 ID <-> Name M...
inetd(5)
internet super-server
inetd.conf(5)
internet super-server
info(5)
readable online documentation
initramfs.conf(5)
configuration file for mkinitramfs
initscript(5)
script that executes inittab commands.
inittab(5)
format of the inittab file used by the sysv-compatible...
interfaces(5)
network interface configuration for ifup and ifdown
intro(5)
Introduction to file formats
ipc(5)
System V interprocess communication mechanisms
ispell(5)
format of ispell dictionaries and affix files
issue(5)
pre-login message and identification file

K

keymaps(5)
keyboard table descriptions for loadkeys and dumpkeys

L

ldap.conf(5)
ldap configuration file
.ldaprc(5)
ldap configuration file
ldif(5)
LDAP Data Interchange Format
libnss-ldap.conf(5)
LDAP nameservice provider
libvga.config(5)
the svgalib configuration file
libvga.et4000(5)
Information for Tseng ET4000 users
limits.conf(5)
configuration file for the pam_limits module
locale(5)
Describes a locale definition file
locale.gen(5)
Configuration file for locale-gen
login.defs(5)
shadow password suite configuration

M

magic(5)
file command's magic pattern 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
mbox(5)
Format for mail message storage.
menufile(5)
entry in the Debian menu system
mib2c.conf(5)
How to write mib2c.conf files to do ANYTHING based on ...
mke2fs.conf(5)
Configuration file for mke2fs
MMDF(5)
Multi-channel Memorandum Distribution Facility mailbox...
mmdf(5)
Multi-channel Memorandum Distribution Facility mailbox...
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.dep(5)
List of module dependencies
moduli(5)
Diffie Hellman moduli
motd(5)
message of the day
motd.tail(5)
Template for building the system message of the day
mtools(5)
mtools configuration files
mtools.conf(5)
mtools configuration files
muttrc(5)
Configuration file for the Mutt Mail User Agent

N

namespace.conf(5)
the namespace configuration file
nanorc(5)
GNU nano's rcfile
netgroup(5)
specify network groups
netrc(5)
user configuration for ftp
networks(5)
network name information
nfs(5)
fstab format and options for the nfs and nfs4 file sys...
nicknames(5)
nickname translation table for NIS maps
nologin(5)
prevent non-root users from logging into the system
nss_ldap(5)
LDAP nameservice provider
nsswitch.conf(5)
System Databases and Name Service Switch configuration...
ntp.conf(5)
NTP server configuration file
nullmailer-inject(5)
Reformat and inject a message into the ...
nullmailer-queue(5)
insert mail messages into the queue
nullmailer-send(5)
Send queued messages

P

pam.conf(5)
PAM configuration files
pam.d(5)
PAM configuration files
pam_env.conf(5)
the environment variables config file
pam_ldap(5)
LDAP pluggable authentication module
pam_ldap.conf(5)
LDAP pluggable authentication module
papersize(5)
specify preferred paper size
passwd(5)
the password file
pausetime(5)
Send queued messages
postgresqlrc(5)
Per-user PostgreSQL cluster configuration
~/.postgresqlrc(5)
Per-user PostgreSQL cluster configuration
proc(5)
process information pseudo-file system
/proc/slabinfo(5)
Kernel slab allocator statistics
procmailex(5)
procmail rcfile examples
procmailrc(5)
procmail rcfile
procmailsc(5)
procmail weighted scoring technique
protocols(5)
the protocols definition file

R

rcS(5)
variables that affect the behavior of boot scripts
remotes(5)
Send queued messages
reportbug.conf(5)
The configuration file for reportbug
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
snmp.conf(5)
configuration files for the Net-SNMP applications
snmp_config(5)
handling of Net-SNMP configuration files
snmpd.conf(5)
configuration file for the Net-SNMP SNMP agent
snmpd.examples(5)
example configuration for the Net-SNMP agent
snmpd.internal(5)
internal configuration of the Net-SNMP agent
snmptrapd.conf(5)
configuration file for the Net-SNMP notification receiver
sources.list(5)
Package resource list for APT
ssh_config(5)
OpenSSH SSH client configuration files
sshd(5)
OpenSSH SSH daemon
sshd_config(5)
OpenSSH SSH daemon configuration file
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
swish++.conf(5)
SWISH++ configuration file format
swish++.index(5)
SWISH++ index file format
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
time.conf(5)
configuration file for the pam_time module
tzfile(5)
time zone information

U

ucf.conf(5)
site-wide configuration file for ucf
update-initramfs.conf(5)
configuration file for update-initramfs
uptimed.conf(5)
The configuration file for uptimed(8)
user_clusters(5)
File linking users to PostgreSQL clusters
utmp(5)
login records
utmpx(5)
login records
uuencode(5)
format of an encoded uuencode file

V

/var/yp/nicknames(5)
nickname translation table for NIS maps
variables(5)
Format of specifying variable names to SNMP tools.
vsftpd.conf(5)
config file for vsftpd

W

wtmp(5)
login records

X

x509v3_config(5ssl)
X509 V3 certificate extension configuration format
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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