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1-There are several options for file processing.
1+This page is a summary of the file types created by FPC and Lazarus. The main purpose is to make it easy to find out whether or not a particular file should be added to a Version Control System (VCS) like SVN or Git.
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3-## Binary file
3+## Types to add to VCS
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5-The binary file type is suitable for processing files of all types and sizes.
5+Extension
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7-See [[binary file|Binary file]]
7+Description
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9-## FileStream
9+.pas
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11-The FileStream is fast and is suitable for files of small and medium size.
11+Pascal source code file
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13-See [[TFileStream|FileStream]]
13+.pp
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15-## String list
15+Pascal source code file (useful if you want to avoid confusion with Delphi source code files).
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17-The string list is fast and is suitable for files of small and medium size.
17+.lfm
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19-See [[Stringlist|String List]]
19+Lazarus **f**or**m** source file. Analogous to Delphi's dfm files.
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21-## Typed file
21+.lpi
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23-The file type typed file is suitable for structured files of any size.
23+Lazarus **p**roject **i**nformation file. Created by Lazarus for every new project.
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25-See [[typed files|Typed file]]
25+.lpr
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27-## Untyped text file
27+Lazarus **pr**ogram (or **p**roject) file. The source code of the main program. Analogous to Delphi's dpr project file.
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29-The untyped text file type is suitable for files of any size.
29+.rc
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31-See [[untyped files|Untyped text file]]
31+A Windows resource file (not binary)
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33+.ico
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35+The main project icon in Windows icon format
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37+.manifest
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39+Windows-specific manifest file for themes
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41+## Types usually not added to VCS
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43+Extension
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45+Description
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47+.lps
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49+Lazarus **p**roject **s**ettings file. Created by Lazarus for every new project.
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51+.lrs
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53+Lazarus **r**e**s**ource file.
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55+.compiled
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57+FPC compilation state
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59+.o
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61+Object file
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63+.or
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65+Object file
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67+.ppu
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69+A compiled Unit file
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71+.res
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73+The result of compiling the rc file (binary)
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75+.rst
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77+Compiled resource strings. Used for L10n. If you intend to translate an application, this should probably be version controlled.
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79+## An example .gitignore file for Lazarus/Free Pascal
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81+[Lazarus.gitignore](https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/Global/Lazarus.gitignore)
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34-*From the Free Pascal wiki, page "File types", as it stood on 2022-01-29 after a change by Trev, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).*
84+*From the Free Pascal wiki, page "file types", as it stood on 2019-12-16 after a change by Trev, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).*
85+Category: Lazarus

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