File Formats Intro(4)
NAME
Intro, intro - introduction to file formats
DESCRIPTION
This section outlines the formats of various files. The C
structure declarations for the file formats are given where
applicable. Usually, the headers containing these structure
declarations can be found in the directories /usr/include or
/usr/include/sys. For inclusion in C language programs,
however, the syntax #include <filename.h> or #include
<sys/filename.h> should be used.
Because the operating system now allows the existence of
multiple file system types, there are several instances of
multiple manual pages with the same name. These pages all
display the name of the FSType to which they pertain in the
form name_ fstype at the top of the page. For example,
fs_ufs(4)
LIST OF FILES
Name Description
acct(4) per-process accounting file
format
addresses(4) See aliases(4)
admin(4) installation defaults file
aliases(4) addresses and aliases for
sendmail
a.out(4) Executable and Linking Format
(ELF) files
ar(4) archive file format
archives(4) device header
asetenv(4) ASET environment file
asetmasters(4) ASET master files
audit_class(4) audit class definitions
audit_control(4) control information for sys-
tem audit daemon
audit_data(4) current information on audit
daemon
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audit_event(4) audit event definition and
class mapping
audit.log(4) audit trail file
audit_user(4) per-user auditing data file
bootparams(4) boot parameter data base
cdtoc(4) CD-ROM table of contents file
cklist.high(4) See asetmasters(4)
cklist.low(4) See asetmasters(4)
cklist.med(4) See asetmasters(4)
clustertoc(4) cluster table of contents
description file
compver(4) compatible versions file
copyright(4) copyright information file
core(4) core image file
default_fs(4) specify the default file sys-
tem type for local or remote
file systems
depend(4) software dependencies file
device_allocate(4) device_allocate file
device.cfinfo(4) devconfig configuration files
device_maps(4) device_maps file
dfstab(4) file containing commands for
sharing resources across a
network
dialups(4) list of terminal devices
requiring a dial-up password
dir(4) See dir_ufs(4)
dirent(4) file system independent
directory entry
dir_ufs(4) format of ufs directories
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d_passwd(4) dial-up password file
driver.conf(4) driver configuration files
dumpdates(4) See ufsdump(4)
eisa(4) See sysbus(4)
environ(4) user-preference variables
files for AT&T FACE
ethers(4) Ethernet address to hostname
database or domain
fbtab(4) See logindevperm(4)
fd(4) file descriptor files
filehdr(4) file header for common object
files
format.dat(4) disk drive configuration for
the format command
forward(4) See aliases(4)
fs(4) See default_fs(4)
fspec(4) format specification in text
files
fstypes(4) file that registers distri-
buted file system packages
fs_ufs(4) format of a ufs file system
volume
group(4) group file
holidays(4) prime/nonprime table for the
accounting system
hosts(4) host name database
hosts.equiv(4) trusted remote hosts and
users
inetd.conf(4) Internet servers database
init.d(4) initialization and termina-
tion scripts for changing
init states
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inittab(4) script for init
inode(4) See fs_ufs(4)
inode_ufs(4) See fs_ufs(4)
isa(4) See sysbus(4)
issue(4) issue identification file
keytables(4) keyboard table descriptions
for loadkeys and dumpkeys
krb.conf(4) Kerberos configuration file
krb.realms(4) host to Kerberos realm trans-
lation file
limits(4) header for implementation-
specific constants
loadfont(4) format of a font file used as
input to the loadfont utility
logindevperm(4) login-based device permis-
sions
loginlog(4) log of failed login attempts
magic(4) file command's magic number
file
mca(4) See sysbus(4)
mnttab(4) mounted file system table
netconfig(4) network configuration data-
base
netgroup(4) list of network groups
netid(4) netname database
netmasks(4) network mask database
netrc(4) file for ftp remote login
data
networks(4) network name database
nisfiles(4) NIS+ database files and
directory structure
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note(4) specify legal annotations
nscd.conf(4) name service cache daemon
configuration
nsswitch.conf(4) configuration file for the
name service switch
order(4) package installation order
description file
ott(4) FACE object architecture
information
packagetoc(4) package table of contents
description file
passwd(4) password file
pathalias(4) alias file for FACE
path_to_inst(4) device instance number file
pci(4) configuration files for PCI
device drivers
pcmcia(4) PCMCIA nexus driver
phones(4) remote host phone number
database
pkginfo(4) package characteristics file
pkgmap(4) package contents description
file
platform(4) directory of files specifying
supported platforms
plot(4B) graphics interface
pref(4) See environ(4)
proc(4) /proc, the process file sys-
tem
profile(4) setting up an environment for
user at login time
protocols(4) protocol name database
prototype(4) package information file
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pseudo(4) configuration files for
pseudo device drivers
publickey(4) public key database
queuedefs(4) queue description file for
at, batch, and cron
remote(4) remote host description file
resolv.conf(4) configuration file for name
server routines
rhosts(4) See hosts.equiv(4)
rmmount.conf(4) removable media mounter con-
figuration file
rmtab(4) remote mounted file system
table
routing(4) system support for packet
network routing
rpc(4) rpc program number data base
rpld.conf(4) Remote Program Load (RPL)
server configuration file
rt_dptbl(4) real-time dispatcher parame-
ter table
sbus(4) configuration files for SBus
device drivers
sccsfile(4) format of an SCCS history
file
scsi(4) configuration files for SCSI
target drivers
services(4) Internet services and aliases
shadow(4) shadow password file
sharetab(4) shared file system table
shells(4) shell database
space(4) disk space requirement file
strftime(4) language specific strings
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sulog(4) su command log file
sysbus(4) configuration files for ISA,
EISA, and MCA bus device
drivers
syslog.conf(4) configuration file for sys-
logd system log daemon
system(4) system configuration informa-
tion file
telnetrc(4) file for telnet default
options
term(4) format of compiled term file
terminfo(4) terminal capability database
timezone(4) default timezone data base
TIMEZONE(4) set default system time zone
and locale
tnf_probes(4) TNF kernel probes
ts_dptbl(4) time-sharing dispatcher
parameter table
ttydefs(4) file contains terminal line
settings information for
ttymon
ttysrch(4) directory search list for
ttyname
tune.high(4) See asetmasters(4)
tune.low(4) See asetmasters(4)
tune.med(4) See asetmasters(4)
ufsdump(4) incremental dump format
uid_aliases(4) See asetmasters(4)
unistd(4) header for symbolic constants
updaters(4) configuration file for NIS
updating
utmp(4) utmp and wtmp entry formats
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utmpx(4) utmpx and wtmpx entry formats
variables(4) See environ(4)
vfstab(4) table of file system defaults
vme(4) configuration files for
VMEbus device drivers
vold.conf(4) Volume Management configura-
tion file
wtmp(4) See utmp(4)
wtmpx(4) See utmpx(4)
ypfiles(4) Network Information Service
Version 2, formerly known as
YP
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