Supported File Formats
I have begun using the GNU compression program gzip
(gzip-1.2.4.tar)
to compress
files in the repository. Files in the unix 'compress' format will
be gradually removed and replaced with gzip versions.
Files compressed with 'gzip' are significantly smaller than those
compressed with 'compress', and thus will transfer more quickly.
Contributors are encouraged to submit material in this format.
- Files ending with the .gz suffix were compressed using 'gzip'.
- Files ending with the .Z suffix were compressed using 'compress'.
Files of this format will be converted to 'gzip' format, eventually.
- Files ending with the .zip suffix are multi-file archives, archived
and compressed using zip
(pkz110eu.exe). This is a format is common for MS-DOS files.
- Files ending with the .tar suffix are multi-file archives, archived
using 'tar'. These are commonly compressed using either 'gzip' or
'compress', and will instead have a .tar.Z or .tar.gz suffix, as appropriate.
- Files ending with either the .shar or .sh suffix are self-extracting
multi-file archives, archived using the 'shar' utility. These will
gradually be replaced by gzipped tar files.
- Files ending with the .hqx suffix are in Macintosh BinHex format
(binhex4.0.bin)
- Files ending with the .ps suffix are PostScript files. These are
commonly compressed using either 'gzip' or 'compress', and will
instead have a .ps.Z or .ps.gz suffix, as appropriate.
- Files ending with the .dvi suffix are "device independent" files,
usually created as output from TeX or LaTex. Files in this format
will gradually be replaced by gzipped PostScript files.
- Files ending with the .tex suffix are TeX or LaTeX source files.
- Files ending with the .el suffix are elisp (Emacs lisp) code.
If you need to transfer files in a format not mentioned here, please let
me know so that an alternative may be arranged.
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