File types

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A listing of file types you may come accross while using linux aswell as other operating systems:

NOTE: Unlike Windows, Linux files are not required to have any extension, nor any specific length. These extensions are maintained for reference and compatability with other operating systems.

Compressed and Archived Files

bz2 — a file compressed with bzip2
gz — a file compressed with gzip
tar — a file archived with tar (short for tape archive), also known as a tar file
tbz or tar.bz2— a tarred and bzipped file
tgz or tar.gz — a tarred and gzipped file.
zip — a file compressed with ZIP compression, commonly found in MS-DOS applications. Most compressed files for Linux use the gzip compression, so finding a .zip archive for Linux files is rare.
MD5 - This file type is used to verify the integrity of a given file.

File Formats

mp3 — an audio file
ISO - A Compact Disk Image
html - an HTML file
htm — also an HTML file
jpg — a JPEG image file
gif — a GIF image file
pdf — an electronic image of a document; PDF stands for Portable Document Format
ps — a PostScript file; formatted for printing
txt — a plain ASCII text file
odt - Open Office Document format