Section 5: File Formats

A B C D E F G H I K L M N P R S T U V W X
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
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
avahi-daemon.conf(5)
avahi-daemon configuration file
avahi.hosts(5)
avahi-daemon static host name file
avahi.service(5)
avahi-daemon static service file

B

body_checks(5)
Postfix built-in content inspection
bounce(5)
Postfix bounce message template format

C

canonical(5)
Postfix canonical table format
charmap(5)
character symbols to define character encodings
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
console-setup(5)
configuration file for setupcon
core(5)
core dump file
crontab(5)
tables for driving cron

D

deluser.conf(5)
configuration file for deluser(8) and delgroup(8) .
depmod.d(5)
Configuration 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)
discover-modprobe.conf(5)
configuration file for discover-modprobe(5)
discover.conf(5)
configuration file format for discover(1)
dpkg.cfg(5)
dpkg configuration file

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
ethers(5)
Ethernet address to IP number database

F

faillog(5)
login failure logging file
filesystems(5)
Linux file-system types: minix, ext, ext2, ext3, ext4,...
fonts-conf(5)
Font configuration files
fs(5)
Linux file-system types: minix, ext, ext2, ext3, ext4,...
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
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 co...
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

idmapd.conf(5)
(unknown subject)
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)
prelogin message and identification file

K

keyboard(5)
keyboard configuration file
keymaps(5)
keyboard table descriptions for loadkeys and dumpkeys

L

ldap.conf(5)
LDAP configuration file/environment variables
ldap_table(5)
Postfix LDAP client configuration
lftp.conf(5)
the global configuration file for lftp
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
logrotate.conf(5)
rotates, compresses, and mails system logs

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
master(5)
Postfix master process configuration file format
mbox(5)
Format for mail message storage.
memcache_table(5)
Postfix memcache client configuration
mke2fs.conf(5)
Configuration file for mke2fs
mlocate.db(5)
a mlocate database
mmdf(5)
Multi-channel Memorandum Distribution Facility mailbox...
modprobe.d(5)
Configuration directory for modprobe
modules(5)
kernel modules to load at boot time
modules.dep(5)
Module dependency information
modules.dep.bin(5)
Module dependency information
moduli(5)
Diffie-Hellman moduli
motd(5)
message of the day
muttrc(5)
Configuration file for the Mutt Mail User Agent
mysql_table(5)
Postfix MySQL client configuration

N

named.conf(5)
configuration file for named
namespace.conf(5)
the namespace configuration file
netconfig(5)
network configuration data base
netrc(5)
user configuration for ftp
networks(5)
network name information
nfs(5)
fstab format and options for the nfs file systems
nfsidmap(5)
The NFS idmapper upcall program
nfsmount.conf(5)
Configuration file for NFS mounts
nisplus_table(5)
Postfix NIS+ client
nologin(5)
prevent unprivileged users from logging into the system
nsswitch.conf(5)
Name Service Switch configuration file
ntp.conf(5)
NTP server configuration file
numa_maps(5)
overview of Non-Uniform Memory Architecture

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
pcre_table(5)
format of Postfix PCRE tables
pgsql_table(5)
Postfix PostgreSQL client configuration
postconf(5)
Postfix configuration parameters
postfix-wrapper(5)
Postfix multi-instance API
proc(5)
process information pseudo-file system
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
reportbug.conf(5)
The configuration file for reportbug
resolv.conf(5)
resolver configuration file
resolver(5)
resolver configuration file
rndc.conf(5)
rndc configuration file
rpc(5)
RPC program number data base
rsyncd.conf(5)
configuration file for rsync in daemon mode
rsyslog.conf(5)
rsyslogd(8) configuration file

S

securetty(5)
file which lists ttys 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
sources.list(5)
List of configured APT data sources
sqlite_table(5)
Postfix SQLite configuration
ssh_config(5)
OpenSSH SSH client configuration files
sshd_config(5)
OpenSSH SSH daemon configuration file
swish++.conf(5)
SWISH++ configuration file format
swish++.index(5)
SWISH++ index file format
sysctl.conf(5)
sysctl preload/configuration file

T

tcp_table(5)
Postfix client/server table lookup protocol
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
tmpfs(5)
variables that configure tmpfs filesystems mounted dur...
transport(5)
Postfix transport table format
tzfile(5)
timezone information

U

ucf.conf(5)
site-wide configuration file for ucf
update-initramfs.conf(5)
configuration file for update-initramfs
updatedb.conf(5)
a configuration file for updatedb(8)
utmp(5)
login records
utmpx(5)
login records

V

virtual(5)
Postfix virtual alias table format

W

wtmp(5)
login records
wvdial.conf(5)
wvdial configuration file

X

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

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