NAME

Intro, 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

acct(4)

per-process accounting file format

addresses(4)

See aliases(4)

admin(4)

installation defaults file

aliases(4)

addresses and aliases for sendmail

a.out (4)

Executable and Linking Format (ELF) files

ar(4)

archive file format

archives(4)

device header

asetenv(4)

ASET environment file

asetmasters(4)

ASET master files

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.log(4)

audit trail file

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

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_allocate(4)

device_allocate file

device.cfinfo(4)

devconfig configuration files

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)

dirent(4)

file system independent directory entry

dir_ufs(4)

format of ufs directories

d_passwd(4)

dial-up password file

driver.conf(4)

driver configuration files

dumpdates(4)

See ufsdump(4)

eisa(4)

See sysbus(4)

environ(4)

user-preference variables files for AT&T 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)

fspec(4)

format specification in text files

fstypes(4)

file that registers distributed file system packages

fs_ufs(4)

format of a ufs file system volume

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)

isa(4)

See sysbus(4)

issue(4)

issue identification file

keytables(4)

keyboard table descriptions for loadkeys and dump-

keys

krb.conf(4)

Kerberos configuration file

krb.realms(4)

host to Kerberos realm translation file

libadm(4)

general administrative library

libaio(4)

the asynchronous I/O library

libbsm(4)

basic security library

libc(4)

the C library

libci(4)

Sun Solstice Enterprise Agent Component Interface

Library

libdevid(4)

device id 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

libintl(4)

internationalization library

libkrb(4)

Kerberos library

libkstat(4)

kernel statistics library

libkvm(4)

Kernel Virtual Memory access library

libmapmalloc(4)

an alternative memory allocator library

libmp(4)

multiple precision library

libnisdb(4)

NIS+ Database access library

libnsl(4)

the network services library

libpam(4)

interface library for PAM (Pluggable Authentication

Module)

libposix4(4)

POSIX.1b Realtime Extensions library

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

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

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

libw(4)

the wide character library

libxfn(4)

the XFN interface library

libxnet(4)

X/Open Networking Interfaces 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

mca(4)

See sysbus(4)

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

pathalias(4)

alias file for FACE

path_to_inst(4)

device instance number file

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

plot(4B)

graphics interface

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

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

route(4)

kernel packet forwarding database

routing(4)

system support for packet network routing

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, EISA, and MCA 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

TIMEZONE(4)

set default system time zone and locale

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)

unistd(4)

header for symbolic constants

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

vme(4)

configuration files for VMEbus device drivers

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