About
Configuration file are files used to:
- store command argument / enviroment variable
- or pass values
They have a structural hierarchy where each parent node is generally known as a section.
Format
There are many format that may be written in configuration file
| Format | Extension | Family |
|---|---|---|
| Key Value - Ini file | ini | ini |
| Apache - Configuration (httpd.conf) | conf | ini |
| Tom's Obvious, Minimal Language (toml) | toml | ini |
| Key Value - Properties (Property file) | properties | ini |
| YAML Ain’t Markup Language (YAML) | yaml | |
| Extensible Markup Language (XML) | xml | |
| json | json |
The ini family are files where the section follows the bracket syntax.
Example:
[section]