[TriLUG] File extension for a binary executable?

[Brian Henning]

Unfortunately for you, I believe the overwhelming tradition is no
extension at all.  See /usr/bin for examples.

*nix doesn't [I think] technically need extensions anyway; most file
handling is done by checking the magic in the header to see what to do
with it.

~B

-----Original Message-----
From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of Steve Litt
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:40 AM
To: tech at golug.org; trilug at trilug.org
Subject: [TriLUG] File extension for a binary executable?

Hi all,

What is a good file extension for a binary executable (something
compiled from 
C that runs from the command prompt)? Personally I don't want to call my

filepicker just "fpick" because I'll forget what it is or what it does.
When 
I create shellscripts I always put ".sh" as the file extension. What's a
good 
file extension for a binary executable?

Personally, if politics weren't an issue, I'd use ".exe", as in
"fpick.exe". 
Everyone knows what that means, and it describes it perfectly.
Unfortunately, 
that isn't very FOSSly correct, and I could see a lot of people getting
their 
undies in a bundle over that. ".bin" is ambiguous because lots of
different 
things are binary.

Any ideas?

Thanks

SteveT

Steve Litt
Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware
http://www.troubleshooters.com/
-- 
TriLUG mailing list        :
http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
TriLUG Organizational FAQ  : http://trilug.org/faq/
TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/