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File association
In computing, a file association associates a file with an application capable of opening that file. More commonly, a file association associates a class of files (usually determined by their filename extension, such as .txt) with a corresponding application (such as a text editor).
A single file extension may have several associations for performing various actions, also known as verbs. Some of the common verbs are:
A picture, for example, may be associated with these words so that open opens the picture in an image viewer, edit opens up an image editing program and print sends the picture to a printer.
Most operating systems support file associations in some form or the other. For example, opening a file from a file manager usually invokes the open verb in order to open the file with its associated application. The "open" verb invokes the associated application program, which reads the file or document and presents it to the user for viewing, and possibly for editing or other action.
Additional actions such as print are usually accessed via a right-click context menu. A mechanism for modifying associations is also usually present. An example for this is the Open With option in the Windows Shell.
The Microsoft Windows series of operating systems, beginning with Windows 3.x supports file extension-based associations. Associations are stored in registry as sets of verbs for each file extension. Older versions supported open associations stored in WIN.INI.
File associations can be displayed and edited using the assoc command and with the help of the ftype command it is possible to create association between file type and application which will open files of this type.
The Windows shell invokes file association actions through COM, drag and drop, command line calls or through Dynamic Data Exchange. Advanced features of Microsoft Windows file associations included manually defining a new file extension with any number of associated actions, a primary default action, showing extensions only for specific file types, customizing the file type icon and description and customizing associated MIME type and their handling (how to handle file types for files downloaded or directly opened from within the Internet Explorer browser). The ability to configure advanced file association functionality, however, was removed in Windows Vista and later operating systems.
Linux-based GUIs, such as KDE and GNOME, support MIME type-based associations.[citation needed] For example, the MIME type text/plain would be associated with a text editor. This association is generally accomplished through the freedesktop.org Shared MIME database (for determining the MIME type of a file) and the Desktop Entry specification (for determining which application to open the file with).
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File association
In computing, a file association associates a file with an application capable of opening that file. More commonly, a file association associates a class of files (usually determined by their filename extension, such as .txt) with a corresponding application (such as a text editor).
A single file extension may have several associations for performing various actions, also known as verbs. Some of the common verbs are:
A picture, for example, may be associated with these words so that open opens the picture in an image viewer, edit opens up an image editing program and print sends the picture to a printer.
Most operating systems support file associations in some form or the other. For example, opening a file from a file manager usually invokes the open verb in order to open the file with its associated application. The "open" verb invokes the associated application program, which reads the file or document and presents it to the user for viewing, and possibly for editing or other action.
Additional actions such as print are usually accessed via a right-click context menu. A mechanism for modifying associations is also usually present. An example for this is the Open With option in the Windows Shell.
The Microsoft Windows series of operating systems, beginning with Windows 3.x supports file extension-based associations. Associations are stored in registry as sets of verbs for each file extension. Older versions supported open associations stored in WIN.INI.
File associations can be displayed and edited using the assoc command and with the help of the ftype command it is possible to create association between file type and application which will open files of this type.
The Windows shell invokes file association actions through COM, drag and drop, command line calls or through Dynamic Data Exchange. Advanced features of Microsoft Windows file associations included manually defining a new file extension with any number of associated actions, a primary default action, showing extensions only for specific file types, customizing the file type icon and description and customizing associated MIME type and their handling (how to handle file types for files downloaded or directly opened from within the Internet Explorer browser). The ability to configure advanced file association functionality, however, was removed in Windows Vista and later operating systems.
Linux-based GUIs, such as KDE and GNOME, support MIME type-based associations.[citation needed] For example, the MIME type text/plain would be associated with a text editor. This association is generally accomplished through the freedesktop.org Shared MIME database (for determining the MIME type of a file) and the Desktop Entry specification (for determining which application to open the file with).