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- From: jwright@cfht.hawaii.edu (Jim Wright)
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- Subject: Brief guide to files formats last changed 05 September 1992
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- Brief guide to files formats last changed 05 September 1992
-
- -- The most recent copy of the complete text may be anonymous ftp'd --
- -- from ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.59) in the directory doc/pcnet. --
- -- That file is maintained by David Lemson (lemson@uiuc.edu). --
- -- Please do not strip this note from this list when passing it on. --
-
- ARC (.arc)
- This format is most popular on PCs. Compresses and stores multiple
- files in a single archive.
- PC - arc 6.02, pk361
- Mac - ArcMac 1.3c
- Unix - arc 5.21
- VM/CMS - arcutil
- Amiga - Arc 0.23, PKAX
- VMS - arcvms
- Apple2 - dearc
- Atari - arc 5.21b, pkunarc
- OS/2 - arc2
-
- ARJ (.arj)
- ARJ is a new archive format for DOS. Compresses and stores multiple
- files in a single archive. The author is Robert K Jung,
- robjung@world.std.com.
- PC - arj 2.30 (arj230.exe)
- Unix - unarj 2.30
- Amiga - unarj 0.6
-
- BinHex (.hqx)
- A Macintosh format. Converts a binary Mac file, including data and
- resource forks, into an archive of only printing ASCII characters.
- Note that BinHex4.0 will create and decode the ASCII hqx encoding used
- on Usenet, while BinHex5.0 will decode the ASCII hqx encoding but will
- create a non-ASCII binary file.
- PC - xbin 2.3
- Mac - BinHex4.0, BinHex5.0
- Unix - mcvert
- VM/CMS - binhex
-
- binscii ( )
- A favorite Apple2 file transmission format. Similar to uu{en,de}code
- except it can handle multiple files in a single package.
- Apple2 - binscii
-
- Compact Pro (.cpt)
- A new Macintosh format. Compresses and stores multiple files in
- a single archive.
- Mac - Compact Pro 1.32, Extractor 1.21
- PC - EXTRACT
-
- compress (.Z)
- A Unix format. Compresses a single file in an archive.
- PC - u16, comprs16, comp430d
- Mac - MacCompress3.2A
- Unix - compress
- VM/CMS - compress
- Amiga - compress
- VMS - lzcomp
- Apple2 - compress
- Atari - compress
-
- Disk Masher (.dms)
- This is an Amiga format. Compresses and stores an entire floppy in a
- single archive.
- Amiga - DMS
-
- LHarc (.lzh)
- This format originated on PCs, and is now popular on Amigas. Compresses
- and stores multiple files in a single archive.
- PC - lha 2.13 (lha213.exe)
- Mac - MacLHarc 0.41
- Unix - lha 1.00
- Amiga - LHarc 1.30 [Only .lh0 and .lh1], LhA 1.32, LZ 1.92
- Atari - lharc113
-
- LHWarp (.lzw)
- This is an Amiga format. Compresses and stores an entire floppy in a
- single archive. Better compression than plain Warp.
- Amiga - Lhwarp
-
- LU (.lbr)
- This is an old format that originated with CP/M. It is virtually
- non-existent now. Collects multiple files into a single archive
- with no compression.
- PC - lue220
- Mac - ArcMac 1.3c
- Unix - lar
- VM/CMS - arcutil
- VMS - vmssweep
-
- LZ (.lha .lzh)
- This format is popular on Amigas. Compresses and stores multiple
- files in a single archive. Will extract .lzh or .lza, and will
- produce .lza. Is fast when extracting files.
- Amiga - LZ 1.92
-
- MSX (.msx)
- A new format for CP/M machines. Is also able to extract lharc archives.
- CP/M - PMARC and PMEXT
-
- nupack ( )
- A favorite Apple2 archive format.
- Apple2 - nupack
-
- PackIt (.pit)
- An old Macintosh format. Compresses and stores multiple files in a
- single archive.
- PC - UnPackIt 1.0
- Mac - PackIt3.1.3
- Unix - unpit
-
- PAK (.pak)
- An old PC format. Compresses and stores multiple files in a
- single archive. Also the name of an Amiga format which produces
- self-extracting archives. Also the name of a new PC format.
- PC - PAK 2.51
- Unix - arc 5.21
- Amiga - PAK 1.0
-
- shell archive (.shar, .sh)
- A Unix format. Stores multiple files in a single archive without
- compression.
- PC - unshar
- Mac - UnShar2.0
- Unix - sh, unshar
- Amiga - UnShar
- Apple2 - unshar
- Atari - shar
-
- ShrinkIt ( )
- A favorite Apple2 archive format.
- Apple2 - ShrinkIt
-
- Squeeze (._Q_)
- An old PC (CP/M?) format. Compresses and stores multiple files in a
- single archive.
- PC - sqpc131
- VM/CMS - arcutil
- Amiga - Sq.Usq
- VMS - vmsusq
- Atari - ezsqueeze
-
- StuffIt (.sit)
- A Macintosh format. Compresses and stores multiple files in a
- single archive.
- PC - mactopc, UnStuffit 1.0
- Mac - StuffIt 1.6
- Unix - unsit
- Amiga - unsit
-
- tape archive (.tar)
- A Unix format. Stores multiple files in a single archive without
- compression.
- PC - tar, tarread, pax, pdtar
- Mac - UnTar2.0
- Unix - tar, GNU tar
- Amiga - TarSplit, pax, GNUtar 1.09
- VMS - vmstar
- Atari - sttar
-
- uuencode (.uu, .uue)
- A Unix format. Converts a binary file into an archive of only
- printing ASCII characters suitable for mailing.
- PC - uuexe 5.15
- Mac - UMCP Tools 1.5.1
- Unix - uuencode, uudecode
- VM/CMS - arcutil
- Amiga - uuencode, uudecode
- VMS - uudecode2.
- Apple2 - uu.en.decode
-
- Warp (.wrp)
- This is an Amiga format. Compresses and stores an entire floppy in a
- single archive.
- Amiga - WarpUtil
-
- xxencode (.xx, .xxe)
- A Unix format. Converts a binary file into an archive of only
- printing ASCII characters suitable for mailing. Solves many of
- the problems of uuencode.
- PC - uuexe 5.15
- Unix - xxencode, xxdecode
- VM/CMS - xxencode
-
- ZIP (.zip)
- This format is popular on many systems. Compresses and stores
- multiple files in a single archive.
- PC - PKZIP/PKUNZIP 1.10, Portable unzip 5.0, Portable zip 1.9
- Mac - UnZip1.02c
- Unix - Portable unzip 5.0, Portable zip 1.9
- VM/CMS - arcutil 2.0 (uncompress only)
- Amiga - PKAZip 1.01, Portable unzip 5.0, Portable zip 1.9
- Atari - STZip 0.9 beta
- VMS - Portable unzip 5.0, Portable zip 1.9
- OS/2 - PKZIP/PKUNZIP 1.02, Portable unzip 5.0, Portable zip 1.9
-
- ZOO (.zoo)
- This format is popular on USENET. Compresses and stores multiple
- files in a single archive.
- PC - zoo 2.10
- Mac - MacBooz2.1
- Unix - zoo 2.10
- VM/CMS - zoo
- Amiga - zoo 2.10
- VMS - zoo 2.10
- Atari - zoo 2.10
- OS/2 - zoo 2.10
-
- ZOOM (.zom)
- This is an Amiga format. Compresses and stores an entire floppy in a
- single archive. Not in common use due to program speed.
- Amiga - zoom
-