Conventions for Naming Files

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FILE NAMES

file.f

Source or Fortran "code" for Fortran programs.

file.c

Source or C code for C programs.

file.o

Object code for Fortran or C programs.

file.tex

Text file for TeXor LaTeXdocument.

file.dvi

Device independent output of TeX, LaTeX.

file.Z

Compressed file (must expand to read).

s.file

Source code control system (SCCS) file form.

file.a

Archived object files, a library.

Makefile

Script file used by make to build programs.

file.tar

Files stored in archived (tar) form.

file.doc

Documentation file.

README

Documentation about local subdirectory.

src

Directory of source files.

bin

Directory of commands.