krobt@mom.uucp (Robert Klotz) (03/17/91)
hi, I am just getting started in this TeX thing, and I seem to find myself confused about which xxTeX uses .xxx file to describe what. I think I know what a .tex file is, and may have an understanding of .dvi, but .sty, .pk, .dot, .tfm, .fmt, .mf, .cmd, .bib, .etc. overwhelm me. Is there a document anywhere which explains in brief detail what the standard accepted extensions mean, which versions of TeX use which ones, and for what? If not, I would happily compile such a reference provided some wizzards.TeX would be willing to mail me the necessary information for the version of TeX in which they have obtained wizzard status. ...robert -- -------------------------------------------- return mail via | what if there were no ...!uokmax.(ecn.uoknor.edu|uucp)!mom!krobt | hypothetical situations?
siemsen@sol.usc.edu (Pete Siemsen) (03/20/91)
I made a list of file extensions related to TeX for the DECUS TeX Collection.
Here it is:
.AUX cross-reference written by LaTeX, read by BibTeX
.BAS base file written by INIMF, read by METAFONT. See INIMF
.BBL Bibliography file written by BibTeX, read by LaTeX
.BIB Bibliography database file written by text editor, read by BibTeX
.BST Bibliography style file written by text editor, read by BibTeX
.CH Change file, input by WEAVE, written by a text editor
.DVI written by TeX, read by DVI programs
.DVI-xx written by DVI program DVIxx, sent to print device
.FMT format file written by INITEX, read by TeX. See INITEX
.GF generic font file written by METAFONT, read by GFtoPK, DVI programs
.IDX index file written by LaTeX, read by IdxTeX. See Indexers
.LIS log file written by TeX or METAFONT
.LTX written by text editors, read by LaTeX
.MF written by text editors, read by METAFONT
.PK packed font file written by GFtoPK or PXtoPK, read by DVI programs
.PL property list file written by text editors, read by PLtoTF
.POOL contains text messages, read and displayed by TeX or METAFONT
.PXL obsolete font file written by GFtoPXL, read by DVI programs
.STY LaTeX document style file written by text editor, read by LaTeX
.TEX written by text editors, read by TeX or LaTeX
.TFM TeX font metric file written by METAFONT or PLtoTF, read by TeX
.TOC table-of-contents file written by LaTeX, read by LaTeX
.VF virtual font file written by VPtoVF, read by DVI programs
.VPL virtual property list file written by text editors or VFtoVP,
read by VPtoVF
.WEB WEB language source file. TeX and METAFONT are written in WEB.
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