Common File Types in OS/2

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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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