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A suffix appended to the end of a filename, in order to identify the type of file. It is (typically) separated from the filename by a period symbol.

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What is the difference between creating JSF pages with .jsp or .xhtml or .jsf extension

I saw some examples creating the JSF pages with .jsp extension, other examples creating them with .xhtml extension, and other examples choose .jsf. I just would like to know what the difference is between above extensions when working with JSF…
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Javascript - get extension from base64 image

I have a base64 encoded image returned from a service and it looks like…
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Does groovy have an easy way to get a filename without the extension?

Say I have something like this: new File("test").eachFile() { file-> println file.getName() } This prints the full filename of every file in the test directory. Is there a Groovy way to get the filename without any extension? (Or am I back in…
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What is the difference between .m and .mat files in MATLAB

When I traced my reference MATLAB script, I found files with the .mat extension. My questions are: What is the difference between .mat and .m files? How does one open files with the .mat extension?
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What's the difference between .lib and .a files?

I'm trying to statically compile something and I'm trying to get a handle on what all these dependencies are. I know that .dll files are for dynamically linked dependencies that will be required by the final output, but what are .a and .lib files…
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What is the difference between *.sqlite and *.db file?

What is the difference between a *.sqlite and a *.db file?
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File extensions and MIME Types in .NET

I want to get a MIME Content-Type from a given extension (preferably without accessing the physical file). I have seen some questions about this and the methods described to perform this can be resumed in: Use registry information. Use urlmon.dll's…
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Temporary file with specific file extension in Python 3

I am writing some unit tests for a piece of code that takes a path and attempts to load the file if it has a known extension, then does more careful checking. In the unit test, I would like to create a temporary file that has the correct extension,…
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How to get only images using scandir in PHP?

Is there any way to get only images with extensions jpeg, png, gif etc while using $dir = '/tmp'; $files1 = scandir($dir);
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Convert all file extensions to lower-case

I'm trying to lower-case all my extensions regardless of what it is. So far, from what I've seen, you have to specify what file extensions you want to convert to lower-case. However, I just want to lower-case everything after the first last dot . in…
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How to get the file extension in Android?

I am a newbie. I have an EditText and a Browse Button to explore Folders and select files only. From the Browse Button, when a file is clicked it stores the folder path in which that file is in one string and the file name without extension in other…
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Create registry entry to associate file extension with application in C++

I would like to know the cleanest way of registering a file extension with my C++ application so that when a data file associated with my program is double clicked, the application is opened and the filename is passed as a parameter to the…
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Which MIME type is correct for the .exe file?

I try to find which MIME type corresponds to the each extension and I get ambiguous results. According to webdesign.about.com the correct MIME for exe is: application/octet-stream According to freeformatter.com the correct MIME for exe is:…
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Is there a way to just commit one file type extension from a folder?

I have a folder with a lot of stuff and I would like just to commit ".c" extension files. Is there a command to do this or do I need to add each file name manually?
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Can I use images without extension in ?

Possible Duplicate: Is it safe to serve an image on the web without an extension? I'd like to use something like in a page. FireFox won't display it, which makes me think I have to have a…
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