man Pages(4): File Formats

Intro(4)

NAME

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).

INTERFACES

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Name: Description
Intro(4): introduction to file formats
TIMEZONE(4): set default system time zone and locale
a.out(4): Executable and Linking Format (ELF) files
acct(4): per-process accounting file format
addresses(4): See aliases(4)
admin(4): installation defaults file
aliases(4): addresses and aliases for sendmail
ar(4): archive file format
archives(4): device header
asetenv(4): ASET environment file
asetmasters(4): ASET master files
audit.log(4): audit trail file
audit_class(4): audit class definitions
audit_control(4): control information for system audit daemon
audit_data(4): current information on audit daemon
audit_event(4): audit event definition and class mapping
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
d_passwd(4): dial-up password file
default_fs(4): specify the default file system type for local or remote file systems
defaultrouter(4): configuration file for default router(s)
depend(4): software dependencies file
device.cfinfo(4): devconfig configuration files
device_allocate(4): device_allocate file
device_maps(4): device_maps file
dfstab(4): file containing commands for sharing resources across a network
dhcp(4): file containing default parameter values for the location and type of the databases used by the DHCP service
dhcp_network(4): dhcp network DHCP database
dhcptab(4): DHCP configuration parameter table
dhcptags(4): DHCP option mnemonic mapping table
dialups(4): list of terminal devices requiring a dial-up password
dir(4): See dir_ufs(4)
dir_ufs(4): format of ufs directories
dirent(4): file system independent directory entry
driver.conf(4): driver configuration files
dumpdates(4): See ufsdump(4)
eisa(4): See sysbus(4)
environ(4): user-preference variables files for ATT 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)
fs_ufs(4): format of a ufs file system volume
fspec(4): format specification in text files
fstypes(4): file that registers distributed file system packages
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 termination scripts for changing init states
inittab(4): script for init
inode(4): See fs_ufs(4)
inode_ufs(4): See fs_ufs(4)
intro(4): See Intro(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 translation file
ldapfilter.conf(4): configuration file for LDAP filtering routines
ldapsearchprefs.conf(4): configuration file for LDAP search preference routines
ldaptemplates.conf(4): configuration file for LDAP display template routines
lib300(4): See libplot(4)
lib300s(4): See libplot(4)
lib4014(4): See libplot(4)
lib450(4): See libplot(4)
libadm(4): general administrative library
libaio(6): the asynchronous I/O library
libbsdmalloc(4): memory allocator interface library
libbsm(4): basic security library
libc(4): the C library
libcfgadm(4): library of configuration adminstartion interfaces
libci(4): Sun Solstice Enterprise Agent Component Interface Library
libcmd(4): commands library
libcrypt(4): encryption/decryption library
libcurses(4): screen handling and optimization library
libdevid(4): device id library
libdevinfo(4): the device information library
libdl(4): the dynamic linking interface library
libdmi(4): Sun Solstice Enterprise Agent DMI Library
libdmimi(4): Sun Solstice Enterprise Agent Management Interface Library
libelf(4): ELF access library
libform(4): forms library
libgen(4): string pattern-matching library
libintl(4): internationalization library
libkrb(4): Kerberos library
libkstat(4): kernel statistics library
libkvm(4): Kernel Virtual Memory access library
libl(4): user interfaces to lex library
libmalloc(4): memory allocation library
libmapmalloc(4): an alternative memory allocator library
libmenu(4): menus library
libmp(4): multiple precision library
libmtmalloc(4): the multi-threaded memory allocator library
libnisdb(4): NIS+ Database access library
libnsl(4): the network services library
libpam(4): interface library for PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module)
libpanel(4): panels library
libplot(4): graphics interface libraries
libposix4(4): See librt(4)
libpthread(4): POSIX threads library
librac(4): remote asynchronous calls library
libresolv(4): resolver library
librpcsoc(4): obsolete RPC library
librpcsvc(4): miscellaneous RPC services library
librt(4): POSIX.1b Realtime Extensions library
libsec(4): File Access Control List library
libsocket(4): the sockets library
libssagent(4): Sun Solstice Enterprise Agent Library
libssasnmp(4): Sun Solstice Enterprise SNMP Library
libsys(4): the system library
libtermcap(4): See libcurses(4)
libtermlib(4): See libcurses(4)
libthread(4): the threads library
libthread_db(4): threads debugging library
libtnfctl(4): library of TNF probe control routines for use by processes and the kernel
libucb(4): the UCB compatibility library
libvolmgt(4): volume management library
libvt0(4): See libplot(4)
libw(4): the wide character library
libxfn(4): the XFN interface library
libxnet(4): X/Open Networking Interfaces library
liby(4): user interfaces to yacc library
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 permissions
loginlog(4): log of failed login attempts
magic(4): file command's magic number file
mech(4): mechanism and QOP files
mnttab(4): mounted file system table
netconfig(4): network configuration database
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
nologin(4): message displayed to users attempting to log on in the process of a system shutdown
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
packingrules(4): packing rules file for cachefs and filesync
pam.conf(4): configuration file for pluggable authentication modules
passwd(4): password file
path_to_inst(4): device instance number file
pathalias(4): alias file for FACE
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
power.conf(4): power management configuration information file
pref(4): See environ(4)
printers(4): user-configurable printer alias database
printers.conf(4): system printing configuration database
proc(4): /proc, the process file system
profile(4): setting up an environment for user at login time
protocols(4): protocol name database
prototype(4): package information file
pseudo(4): configuration files for pseudo device drivers
publickey(4): public key database
qop(4): See mech(4)
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 configuration file
rmtab(4): remote mounted file system table
rpc(4): rpc program number data base
rpld.conf(4): Remote Program Load (RPL) server configuration file
rt_dptbl(4): real-time dispatcher parameter 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
securenets(4): configuration file for NIS security
services(4): Internet services and aliases
shadow(4): shadow password file
sharetab(4): shared file system table
shells(4): shell database
sock2path(4): file that maps sockets to transport providers
space(4): disk space requirement file
sulog(4): su command log file
sysbus(4): device tree properties for ISA and EISA bus device drivers
sysidcfg(4): system identification configuration file
syslog.conf(4): configuration file for syslogd system log daemon
system(4): system configuration information file
telnetrc(4): file for telnet default options
term(4): format of compiled term file
terminfo(4): terminal and printer capability database
timezone(4): default timezone data base
tnf_kernel_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)
updaters(4): configuration file for NIS updating
utmp(4): utmp and wtmp entry formats
utmpx(4): utmpx and wtmpx entry formats
variables(4): See environ(4)
vfstab(4): table of file system defaults
vold.conf(4): Volume Management configuration file
wtmp(4): See utmp(4)
wtmpx(4): See utmpx(4)
ypfiles(4): Network Information Service Version 2, formerly knows as YP

SunOS 5.7 Last Revised 16 Feb 1996

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