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!Extension||Name|| Application||Comments
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|*.ADD || || ||
|*.ADD || Adapter Device Driver || ||
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|*.BID || ||  ||  
|*.BID || ||  || Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2.
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|*.DDP || Device Driver Profile|| OS/2 Warp Device Driver Installer / DDINSTAL.EXE || Text File. [http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Installation_of_OS/2,_DASD,_SCSI,_and_CD-ROM_Device_Drivers#Device_Driver_Profiles]
|*.DDP || Device Driver Profile|| OS/2 Warp Device Driver Installer / DDINSTAL.EXE || Text File. [http://www.edm2.com/index.php/Installation_of_OS/2,_DASD,_SCSI,_and_CD-ROM_Device_Drivers#Device_Driver_Profiles]
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|*.DSC || || DSPINSTL || Display Installer (Text File)
|*.DSC || Profile || DSPINSTL || Display Installer (Text File)
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|*.DMD || || ||
|*.DSP || Profile || DSPINSTL || Display Installer (Text File)
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|*.DRV || || ||  
|*.DMD || Device Manager Driver || ||
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|*.DCP || ||  ||  
|*.DRV || Printer Device Driver dyn ||  ||
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|*.DCP ||Definition Code Page||  || [http://www.edm2.com/0303/keyboard.html]
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|*.FLT ||Filter Device Driver ||  ||  
|*.FLT ||Filter Device Driver ||  ||  
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|*.IFS || Installable File System ||  ||  [http://www.edm2.com/index.php/File_System_Driver]
|*.IFS || Installable File System ||  ||  [http://www.edm2.com/index.php/File_System_Driver]
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|*.NIF || || ||
|*.NIF || Network Information File || Network Adapters and Protocols Configuration || Contains the information of the network .OS2 driver. (Text File)
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|*.OS2 || || ||
|*.OS2 || OS/2 Network Driver || ||
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|*.PSD ||Platform Specific Driver ||  ||
|*.PSD ||Platform Specific Driver ||  ||
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|*.SYS || || ||
|*.SYS || || ||
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|*.SNP || || ||
|*.SNP || Snooper || ||
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|*.SYM || || ||
|*.SYM || Symbol File || ||
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|*.TSD || ||  ||  
|*.TSD || ||  || Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2.
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|*.VSD || ||  ||  
|*.VSD || ||  || Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2.
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*.MSG
===General===
*.INI
{|class="wikitable sortable"
*.FON
!Extension||Name|| Application||Comments
*.DIF
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*.CMD
|*.CMD || Command processor|| || (Text File)
*.ERR
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*.INF
|*.DAT ||SYSLOG error log || SYSLOGPM  ||
*.DAT
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*.TCP
|*.DIF || || ||
*.SEP
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*.IMP
|*.FON ||Font File || ||
*.WPS
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|*.IMP || || ||
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|*.INI ||Initialisation file || ||
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|*.INF || || ||
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|*.MSG ||Message File || MKMSGF, [https://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/util/system/mkmsgf.zip Make Message File Utility Clone], [https://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/util/convert/e_msgf.zip e_msgf.exe]|| [http://www.edm2.com/index.php/MSG_Files]
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|*.ERR || Errors || ||
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|*.TDF ||Trace Definition File || ||
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|*.TCP || || ||
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|*.SEP || || ||
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|*.WPS || || ||
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===Bitmaps===
===Bitmaps===
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!Extension||Name||Application||Comments
!Extension||Name||Application||Comments
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|*.DLL || Dynamic Link Library || ||  
|*.DLL || Dynamic Link Library ||[[PMDLL]] ||  
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|*.EXE|| Executable ||  ||  
|*.EXE|| Executable ||  ||  
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|*.COM|| Executable ||  ||  
|*.COM|| Executable ||  ||  
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Revision as of 21:12, 22 May 2020

Operating System Files

Driver Related

Extension Name Application Comments
*.ADD Adapter Device Driver
*.BID Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2.
*.DDP Device Driver Profile OS/2 Warp Device Driver Installer / DDINSTAL.EXE Text File. [1]
*.DSC Profile DSPINSTL Display Installer (Text File)
*.DSP Profile DSPINSTL Display Installer (Text File)
*.DMD Device Manager Driver
*.DRV Printer Device Driver dyn
*.DCP Definition Code Page [2]
*.FLT Filter Device Driver
*.I13
*.IFS Installable File System [3]
*.NIF Network Information File Network Adapters and Protocols Configuration Contains the information of the network .OS2 driver. (Text File)
*.OS2 OS/2 Network Driver
*.PSD Platform Specific Driver
*.SCR Script to install MMOS2 Drivers. (MINSTALL). Text File.
*.SYS
*.SNP Snooper
*.SYM Symbol File
*.TSD Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2.
*.VSD Used to support Microsoft's LADDR layered device driver model, which is now rarely used in OS/2.

General

Extension Name Application Comments
*.CMD Command processor (Text File)
*.DAT SYSLOG error log SYSLOGPM
*.DIF
*.FON Font File
*.IMP
*.INI Initialisation file
*.INF
*.MSG Message File MKMSGF, Make Message File Utility Clone, e_msgf.exe [4]
*.ERR Errors
*.TDF Trace Definition File
*.TCP
*.SEP
*.WPS

Bitmaps

Extension Name Application Comments
*.ICO Icon File IconEdit
*.PTR Pointer File IconEdit
*.BPM Bitmap File [5]

Executables

Extension Name Application Comments
*.DLL Dynamic Link Library PMDLL
*.EXE Executable
*.COM Executable

Development

Extension Name Application Comments
*.RES Resource Compiler File Dialog Editor Text File [6] [Resource Compiler]
*.RC Resource Compiler File RC Text File [7] [Resource Compiler]
*.DLG Dialog Text File
*.IDL Text File
*.CSC Text File. Newer versions of SOM replaced this extension with .IDL.

Third Parties

Extension Name Application Comments
*.CBZ CBZ File CandyBarZ CandyBarz theme file
*.SCH eSchemes File eSchemes

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