# # doc/README.FILETYPES -- information about meanings of various file suffixes # # Status: Doc # Author: staff@ftp.funet.fi # Created: Tue Jun 15 22:16:13 EET DST 1993 # Last modified: Wed Sep 20 08:14:07 EET DST 1995 # README about FILETYPES We use multiple file compression/packaging programs depending upon target systems. These methods are often denoted on file name by a more-or-less standardized suffix(es). On UNIX-like environments, where packaging is done with different utility than the compression, and where name-spaces aren't limited by some artificial 8+3 rules, there may be multiple suffixes. Sometimes there are strange hybrides of suffixes when files are intended to be able to be transported via limited name- spaces, like MSDOS 8+3 characters. This is NOT a list of ALL filetype suffixes there are, only those that are common in here. Suffix Methods Environment .arj ARJ compress+packing MSDOS .dms DMS-compressed Amiga floppy *disk* Amiga .gif GIF-type packed (colour) image image .gz GNU-Zip UNIX .jpeg JPEG-compressed colour image image .jpg --"-- image .lha LHA/LHARC compress+packing multiple (Esp.Amiga) .lhx Variant of .lha CBM C=64 ? .lzh LHA/LHARC compress+packing multiple .pma PMARC compress+packing CP/M & MSX, also MSDOS .ps PostScript -document (or program..) .sea Macintosh Self Extracting Archive Mac .tar UNIX tar -- "Tape ARchive" packaging UNIX .tgz == .tar.gz (Esp. Linux) .xsa d2ff2d, (un)archiver for 720K disks MSX, MSDOS .Z BSD compress UNIX .z GNU-Zip (old suffix, to be phased out) UNIX .z SysV pack (Huffman compression) UNIX .zip (PK)ZIP compress+packing MSDOS .zoo ZOO compress+packaging multiple Note that the FTP-server at ftp.funet.fi (and some others) can unpack GNU-Zip (and BSD Compress, and sysV pack) while retrieving the file: For any file with name XXX.YYY.gz request file XXX.YYY, and automagic uncompress happens. This of course expands the data, and thus transfer times will become longer... PLACES TO FIND HANDLING PROGRAMS FOR ABOVE LISTED FORMATS: ARJ: /pub/amiga/utilities/archivers/unarj-0.5.lha (Amiga binary) /pub/msdos/starter/arj241a.exe (MSDOS) /pub/msdos/starter/unarj241.exe (MSDOS) /pub/msdos/starter/unarj221.tar.Z (UNIX) /pub/msx/arvhive/unarj.pma (MSX) DMS: Amiga floppy disk compressor. /pub/amiga/utilities/archivers/DMS-1.11.run (Amiga binary) GIF, JPG: Image formats, see /pub/pics/viewers/.. that directory contains symbolic links to places which have programs per machine/operating system/... GNU-Zip: /pub/amiga/utilities/archivers/gzip-1.1.2.lha (Amiga binary) /pub/gnu/prep/gzip/gzip-1.2.4.msdos.exe (ready MSDOS binary) /pub/gnu/prep/gzip/gzip-1.2.4.tar (Just plain TAR, SOURCE) /pub/gnu/prep/gzip/gzip-1.2.4.tar.gz (GNU-Ziped tar) /pub/msdos/starter/gzip124.zip (MSDOS-binary) /pub/unix/386ix/Solaris.x86/gzip (binary for Solaris 2/x86) /pub/unix/386ix/isc/arcers/gzip (binary for ISC UNIX) (/ftp/)bin/gzip (binary for Alpha, OSF/1 3.2) LZH/LHA: /pub/amiga/utilities/archivers/LhA_e138.run (Amiga binary) /pub/atari/arcers/lharc2.ttp (ATARI binary) /pub/atari/arcers/lzh_201l.lzh (ATARI binary) /pub/msdos/starter/lha213.exe (MSDOS binary;classic) /pub/mirrors/simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/arcers/lha* (MSDOS) /pub/unix/tools/lha-lharc/lha-1.00.tar.Z (UNIX source) LZH/LHA/PMA: /pub/msx/archive/pmext.com (CP/M / MSX binary) /pub/msx/othersys/pmext4pc.arj (works in MSDOS) SysV pack: GNU-Zip can unpack this, otherwice just use your favourite SysVr3 machine. (command: unpack) PS PostScript -- document layout,etc. language. Feed to your PostScript(TM) printer.. SEA: Macintosh Self Extracting Archive. Upload the file in "macbinary" mode to your Machintosh and execute it. (Like EXE-wrapped ZIPs et.al. on MSDOS) TAR-unpackers UNIX tar-program /pub/amiga/utilities/archivers/tar-1.1.0 (Amiga binary) /pub/gnu/tar-1.11.2.shar.gz (sh(ar)-packed GNU-tar source) /pub/gnu/tar-1.11.2.tar.gz (tar-packed GNU-tar source) /pub/msdos/starter/detar11.zip (MSDOS tar-program) /pub/msdos/starter/tar.zip (MSDOS tar-program) /pub/msdos/starter/extar10.zip (MSDOS tar-program) /pub/msdos/starter/pdtar.zip (MSDOS tar-program) /pub/msdos/starter/tar4dos.zip (MSDOS tar-program) BSD compress: GNU-Zip can unpack this too. /ftp/bin/uncompress (binary for SPARC, SunOS4.1.x) /pub/amiga/utilities/archivers/compress-4.1.lha (Amiga binary) /pub/msdos/starter/comp430*.zip (MSDOS compress/ ) /pub/msdos/starter/decomp2.zip ( uncompresses ) XSA: /pub/msx/archive/d2ff2d.lzh (both for MSX and MSDOS) ZIP: One particular format of PKZIP can be opened by the GNU-Zip (See GNU-Zip documents), however it is not a general case. For MSDOS there seem to be two mutually incompatible PKZIPs, more info when I know better (I am not a DOS user ...) /pub/amiga/utilities/archivers/unzip-5.1d3.lha (Amiga binary) /pub/atari/arcers/stzip21.lzh (ATARI binary) /pub/msdos/starter/pkz204g.exe (MSDOS Self-extracting arch) /pub/msdos/starter/unz50p1.exe (MSDOS - another one..) /pub/unix/tools/zip/unzip50.tar.Z (UNIX source) ZOO: /pub/amiga/utilities/archivers/Zoo-2.1.lha (Amiga binary) /pub/atari/arcers/zoo*.* (ATARI programs) /pub/msdos/starter/zoo210.exe (MSDOS binary) /pub/unix/tools/zoo/zoo-2.1.tar.Z (UNIX Zoo source)