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Computer files Types:

• Binary file / text file
• File format
  • List of file formats
  • List of file signatures | File signatures
  • Magic number (programming) | Magic number
• Metafile
• Sidecar file
• Sparse file
• Swap file
• System file
• Temporary file
• Zero-byte file

Properties

• Filename
  • 8.3 filename
  • Long filename
  • Filename mangling
• Filename extension
  • List of filename extensions
• File attribute
  • Extended file attributes
• File size
• Hidden file and hidden directory | Hidden file / Hidden directory

Organisation

• Directory (computing) | Directory/folder
  • NTFS links
  • Temporary folder
• Directory structure
• File sequence
• File system
  • Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
• Path (computing) | Path

File operation | Operations:

• Open (system call) | Open
• Close (system call) | Close
• Read (system call) | Read
• Write (system call) | Write

Linking:

• Alias (Mac OS) | Alias
• File descriptor
• Hard link
• Shadow (OS/2) | Shadow
• Shortcut (computing) | Shortcut
• Symbolic link

Management:

• File comparison
• Data compression
• File manager
  • Comparison of file managers
• File system permissions
• File transfer
  • File sharing
• File verification

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