What is a .7 file?
A .7 file is a type of document specifically used on Unix-based systems, such as Linux or macOS. It falls under the category of Unix Section 7 Manual Pages. These files are part of a larger set of manual pages, commonly referred to as "man pages," which provide documentation about various aspects of the Unix operating system.
The ".7" in the file extension indicates that the file belongs to section 7 of the manual, which is dedicated to miscellaneous topics. These topics often include system information that doesn't fit neatly into the other sections of the manual. For example, a file named "boot.7" would contain information about the system's boot process.
To view or read a .7 file, you can use the "man" utility, a command-line tool included with virtually all Unix-like operating systems. By typing `man ./filename.7` in the terminal, the man utility will display the contents of the manual page.
Additionally, .7 files are plain text files, so you can open them with any text editor like Vim, GNU Emacs, or other basic text editors available on your system. In text editors, you won't get the formatted view that the man command provides, but you will be able to see and edit the raw text content of the file. This can be useful for updating or creating manual pages.
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