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Synchronet Files

The format of most files created and used by Synchronet can be identified by the filename extension / suffix. This page is your guide to quickly identifying these files and links to format references, where available:

Formats

Format Extensions Encoding Status Description
CNF .cnf Binary Discouraged Configuration file (ad hoc), managed by SCFG
CFG .cfg ASCII Discouraged Configuration file (ad hoc)
Trash .can ASCII Discouraged Filter file: one line per filter
DAT .dat ASCII Discouraged Fixed record/field length (ETX-terminated) data file
IXT .ixt ASCII Deprecated Index file (2 lines per record)
DAB .dab Binary Discouraged Fixed record/field length (ad hoc, little endian) data file
IXB .ixb Binary Discouraged Index file (ad hoc)
EXB .exb Binary Discouraged Fixed record length (single-field) extended data file
SMB .shd,.sid, Binary In-use Synchronet Message base
.sdt,.sda,.sha,
.sch,.hash
time_t .sfp Binary Deprecated SBBSFIDO and SBBSecho (v2) export message pointer (32-bit)
INI .ini ASCII Encouraged Bi-level hierarchical configuration and data files
Baja .src,.inc ASCII Discouraged Baja source code for command shell or module
PCMS .bin Binary Discouraged Baja compiled command shell or module
JavaScript .js,.ssjs Text Encouraged Interpreted script in JavaScript syntax
JSON .json,.jsonl Text Encouraged Data files used by JavaScript modules
LOG .log Text Encouraged Activity logs, one line per message
Log-off List .lol Text Discouraged Terminal server log-off / statistics list
QWK .qwk,.rep Binary Standard Offline message or reply packet
ASCII .asc Text Standard US-ASCII Only display file (may contain Ctrl-A/@ codes)
CP437 .msg Text Standard IBM Extended-ASCII display file (may contain Ctrl-A/@ codes)
UTF-8 .utf8 Text Standard UNICODE display file (may contain Ctrl-A/@ codes)
PETSCII .seq Text Standard CBM PET-ASCII display file (may contain Ctrl-A/@ codes)
ANSI .ans,.mon Text Standard ANSI-BBS display file (may contain Ctrl-A/@ codes)
RIP .rip Text Standard TeleGrafix' RIPscrip (Remote Imaging Protocol Script) display file
WIP .wip Text Deprecated Durand Communications' Windows Interface Protocol
Fonts .f8,.f14,.f16 Binary Encouraged SyncTERM/PC-compatible fixed-width typeface files
Semaphore .now N/A Existence / time-stamp of file causes effect
Mutex .lock,.bsy N/A Existence of file indicates mutually-exclusive operation in effect

See Also

See Also

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