Section 5: File Formats

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Section index

A

access(5)
Postfix SMTP server access table
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) .
aliases(5)
Postfix local alias database format
apt.conf(5)
Configuration file for APT
apt_preferences(5)
Preference control file for APT
authorized_keys(5)
OpenSSH SSH daemon

B

binfmt.d(5)
Configure additional binary formats for executables at...
bitlbee.conf(5)
configuration file for bitlbee (8)
body_checks(5)
Postfix built-in content inspection
bounce(5)
Postfix bounce message template format

C

canonical(5)
Postfix canonical table format
capability.conf(5)
configuration file for the pam_cap module
charmap(5)
character set description file
cidr_table(5)
format of Postfix CIDR tables
Compose(5)
X client mappings for multi-key input sequences
config(5ssl)
OpenSSL CONF library configuration files
core(5)
core dump file
crontab(5)
tables for driving cron
cupt.conf(5)
configuration file for Cupt
cupt_vs_apt(5)
overview of things Cupt and APT differ in

D

deb(5)
Debian binary package format
deb-buildinfo(5)
Debian build information file format
deb-changelog(5)
dpkg source packages' changelog file format
deb-changes(5)
Debian changes file format
deb-conffiles(5)
package conffiles
deb-control(5)
Debian binary packages' master control file format
deb-extra-override(5)
Debian archive extra override file
deb-old(5)
old style Debian binary package format
deb-origin(5)
Vendor-specific information files
deb-override(5)
Debian archive override file
deb-postinst(5)
package post-installation maintainer script
deb-postrm(5)
package post-removal maintainer script
deb-preinst(5)
package pre-installation maintainer script
deb-prerm(5)
package pre-removal maintainer script
deb-shlibs(5)
Debian shared library information file
deb-split(5)
Debian multi-part binary package format
deb-src-control(5)
Debian source packages' master control file format
deb-src-files(5)
Debian distribute files format
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
deb822(5)
Debian RFC822 control data format
deluser.conf(5)
configuration file for deluser(8) and delgroup(8) .
depmod.d(5)
Configuration directory for depmod
devscripts.conf(5)
configuration file for the devscripts package
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)
dnssec-trust-anchors.d(5)
DNSSEC trust anchor configuration files
dpkg.cfg(5)
dpkg configuration file
dsc(5)
Debian source packages' control file format

E

e2fsck.conf(5)
Configuration file for e2fsck
elf(5)
format of Executable and Linking Format (ELF) files
ethers(5)
Ethernet address to IP number database
ext2(5)
the second extended file system
ext3(5)
the third extended file system
ext4(5)
the fourth extended file system

F

faillog(5)
login failure logging file
filesystems(5)
Linux filesystem types: ext, ext2, ext3, ext4, hpfs, i...
fonts-conf(5)
Font configuration files
fs(5)
Linux filesystem types: ext, ext2, ext3, ext4, hpfs, i...
fstab(5)
static information about the filesystems

G

gai.conf(5)
getaddrinfo(3) configuration file
generic(5)
Postfix generic table format
gitattributes(5)
defining attributes per path
githooks(5)
Hooks used by Git
gitignore(5)
Specifies intentionally untracked files to ignore
gitmodules(5)
defining submodule properties
gitrepository-layout(5)
Git Repository Layout
gitweb.conf(5)
Gitweb (Git web interface) configuration file
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...
header_checks(5)
Postfix built-in content inspection
host.conf(5)
resolver configuration file
hostname(5)
Local hostname configuration file
hosts(5)
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 c...
hosts_access(5)
format of host access control files
hosts_options(5)
host access control language extensions
hwclock(5)
variables that affect the behaviour of the hwclock boo...

I

info(5)
readable online documentation
init-d-script(5)
interpreter for short and simple init.d scripts.
initramfs.conf(5)
configuration file for mkinitramfs
interfaces(5)
network interface configuration for ifup and ifdown
intro(5)
introduction to file formats and filesystems
ipc(5)
System V interprocess communication mechanisms
issue(5)
prelogin message and identification file

J

journald.conf(5)
Journal service configuration files
journald.conf.d(5)
Journal service configuration files

K

keymaps(5)
keyboard table descriptions for loadkeys and dumpkeys

L

ldap.conf(5)
LDAP configuration file/environment variables
libaudit.conf(5)
libaudit configuration file
limits.conf(5)
configuration file for the pam_limits module
locale(5)
describes a locale definition file
locale.conf(5)
Configuration file for locale settings
locale.gen(5)
Configuration file for locale-gen
localtime(5)
Local timezone configuration file
login.defs(5)
shadow password suite configuration
logind.conf(5)
Login manager configuration files
logind.conf.d(5)
Login manager configuration files
logrotate(5)
rotates, compresses, and mails system logs
logrotate.conf(5)
rotates, compresses, and mails system logs
lvm.conf(5)
Configuration file for LVM2

M

machine-id(5)
Local machine ID configuration file
machine-info(5)
Local machine information file
magic(5)
file command's magic pattern file
mailcap(5)
metamail capabilities file
mailcap.order(5)
the mailcap ordering specifications
manpath(5)
format of the /etc/manpath.config file
master(5)
Postfix master process configuration file format
memcache_table(5)
Postfix memcache client configuration
mke2fs.conf(5)
Configuration file for mke2fs
modprobe.d(5)
Configuration directory for modprobe
modules(5)
kernel modules to load at boot time
modules-load.d(5)
Configure kernel modules to load at boot
modules.dep(5)
Module dependency information
modules.dep.bin(5)
Module dependency information
moduli(5)
Diffie-Hellman moduli
motd(5)
message of the day

N

namespace.conf(5)
the namespace configuration file
nanorc(5)
GNU nano's configuration file
networkd.conf(5)
Global Network configuration files
networkd.conf.d(5)
Global Network configuration files
networks(5)
network name information
nisplus_table(5)
Postfix NIS+ client
nologin(5)
prevent unprivileged users from logging into the system
notmuch-hooks(5)
hooks for notmuch
nss(5)
Name Service Switch configuration file
nsswitch.conf(5)
Name Service Switch configuration file
numa(5)
overview of Non-Uniform Memory Architecture
numa_maps(5)
overview of Non-Uniform Memory Architecture

O

os-release(5)
Operating system identification

P

pam.conf(5)
PAM configuration files
pam.d(5)
PAM configuration files
pam_env.conf(5)
the environment variables config file
passwd(5)
the password file
pear.conf(5)
configuration file for PEAR applications.
postconf(5)
Postfix configuration parameters
postfix-wrapper(5)
Postfix multi-instance API
proc(5)
process information pseudo-filesystem
procfs(5)
process information pseudo-filesystem
procmailex(5)
procmail rcfile examples
procmailrc(5)
procmail rcfile
procmailsc(5)
procmail weighted scoring technique
protocols(5)
protocols definition file

R

rcS(5)
variables that affect the behavior of boot scripts
regexp_table(5)
format of Postfix regular expression tables
relocated(5)
Postfix relocated table format
repertoiremap(5)
map symbolic character names to Unicode code points
reportbug.conf(5)
The configuration file for reportbug
resolv.conf(5)
resolver configuration file
resolved.conf(5)
Network Name Resolution configuration files
resolved.conf.d(5)
Network Name Resolution configuration files
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 terminals from which root can log in
semanage.conf(5)
global configuration file for the SELinux Management l...
sepermit.conf(5)
configuration file for the pam_sepermit module
services(5)
Internet network services list
shadow(5)
shadowed password file
shells(5)
pathnames of valid login shells
slabinfo(5)
kernel slab allocator statistics
sleep.conf.d(5)
Suspend and hibernation configuration file
socketmap_table(5)
Postfix socketmap table lookup client
sources.list(5)
List of configured APT data sources
sqlite_table(5)
Postfix SQLite configuration
ssh_config(5)
OpenSSH SSH client configuration files
sshd(5)
OpenSSH SSH daemon
sshd_config(5)
OpenSSH SSH daemon configuration file
subgid(5)
the subordinate gid file
subuid(5)
the subordinate uid file
sudo.conf(5)
configuration for sudo front end
sudoers(5)
default sudo security policy plugin
svipc(5)
System V interprocess communication mechanisms
sysctl.conf(5)
sysctl preload/configuration file
sysctl.d(5)
Configure kernel parameters at boot
system.conf.d(5)
System and session service manager configuration files
systemd-sleep.conf(5)
Suspend and hibernation configuration file
systemd-system.conf(5)
System and session service manager configuration files
systemd-user.conf(5)
System and session service manager configuration files
systemd.automount(5)
Automount unit configuration
systemd.device(5)
Device unit configuration
systemd.exec(5)
Execution environment configuration
systemd.kill(5)
Process killing procedure configuration
systemd.link(5)
Network device configuration
systemd.mount(5)
Mount unit configuration
systemd.negative(5)
DNSSEC trust anchor configuration files
systemd.netdev(5)
Virtual Network Device configuration
systemd.network(5)
Network configuration
systemd.path(5)
Path unit configuration
systemd.positive(5)
DNSSEC trust anchor configuration files
systemd.preset(5)
Service enablement presets
systemd.resource-control(5)
Resource control unit settings
systemd.scope(5)
Scope unit configuration
systemd.service(5)
Service unit configuration
systemd.slice(5)
Slice unit configuration
systemd.socket(5)
Socket unit configuration
systemd.swap(5)
Swap unit configuration
systemd.target(5)
Target unit configuration
systemd.timer(5)
Timer unit configuration
systemd.unit(5)
Unit configuration
sysusers.d(5)
Declarative allocation of system users and groups

T

tcp_table(5)
Postfix client/server table lookup protocol
term(5)
format of compiled term file.
termcap(5)
terminal capability database
terminal-colors.d(5)
Configure output colorization for various utilities
terminfo(5)
terminal capability data base
tigrc(5)
Tig configuration file
time.conf(5)
configuration file for the pam_time module
timesyncd.conf(5)
Network Time Synchronization configuration files
timesyncd.conf.d(5)
Network Time Synchronization configuration files
tmpfiles.d(5)
Configuration for creation, deletion and cleaning of v...
tmpfs(5)
variables that configure tmpfs filesystems mounted dur...
transport(5)
Postfix transport table format
ttytype(5)
terminal device to default terminal type mapping
tzfile(5)
timezone information

U

ucf.conf(5)
site-wide configuration file for ucf
udev.conf(5)
Configuration for device event managing daemon
update-initramfs.conf(5)
configuration file for update-initramfs
user.conf.d(5)
System and session service manager configuration files
utmp(5)
login records
utmpx(5)
login records

V

virtual(5)
Postfix virtual alias table format

W

wtmp(5)
login records

X

x509v3_config(5ssl)
X509 V3 certificate extension configuration format
XCompose(5)
X client mappings for multi-key input sequences
Xsession(5)
initialize X session
Xsession.options(5)
configuration options for Xsession (5)

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