David <bouncingc...@gmail.com> writes: > Hi, the filename extension is usually irrelevant on Linux, because > Linux tools typically > use the standard 'file' command to inspect the content of the > fileinstead of relying on > the filename to indicate content.
It is very often not irrelevant for files that you might want to edit. Emacs (and I assume many editors) can provide a great deal of support for specific types of file and, by default, uses the extension (the term used in the Emacs documentation) to determine the file type. Cheers, Loris -- This signature is currently under constuction.
