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INI file

An INI file is a configuration file for computer software that consists of plain text with a structure and syntax comprising key–value pairs organized in sections. The name of these configuration files comes from the filename extension INI, short for initialization, used in the MS-DOS operating system, which popularized this method of software…

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Internet media type
text/plain, application/textedit
Type of format
Initialization/Configuration File

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Accessing INI files

File mapping

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INI file

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples71
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

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INI file

Top relations

related to File mapping · 12
INI file → File, INI, IniFileMapping Registry, Initialization, It, John Doe, Profile API, Registry, The, Using, Windows, Windows NT
related to history · 11
INI file → All, INI, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, NET Framework, Starting, The, This, Windows, Windows Registry, XML
related to Prevalence · 11
INI file → Desktop, EditorConfig's, Forgejo'sapp, Git's, INI, INI-style, Netatalk'safp, Pacman'spacman, PHP'sphp, What, Windows
related to Alternatives · 9
INI file → INI, Later, Microsoft, Starting, This, Windows, Windows Registry, XML, XML-based
related to External links · 9
INI file → Apache Groovy, Cloanto, Cloanto Implementation, INI, INI File Format, Library Function Manual, Microsoft's GetPrivateProfileString, The, WritePrivateProfileStringA
related to Accessing INI files · 8
INI file → For, GetPrivateProfileString, INI, Profile API, The, Under Windows, WIN, Windows
related to Duplicate names · 7
INI file → In, INI, Interpretation, Most, Others, Some, The
Filename extension · 1
INI file → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .ini
Internet media type · 1
INI file → text/plain, application/textedit
Type of format · 1
INI file → Initialization/Configuration File

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Important terminology

ini file value section key configuration windows files format name registry sections use line syntax used properties written dialects allow

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
INI fileFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .ini1.00infobox
INI fileInternet media typetext/plain, application/textedit1.00infobox
INI fileType of formatInitialization/Configuration File1.00infobox
INI fileis aconfiguration file for computer software that consists of plain text with a structure and syntax comprising key0.90text
INI filerelated to Accessing INI filesUnder Windows0.60section
INI filerelated to Accessing INI filesProfile API0.60section
INI filerelated to Accessing INI filesWindows0.60section
INI filerelated to Accessing INI filesFor0.60section
INI filerelated to Accessing INI filesGetPrivateProfileString0.60section
INI filerelated to Accessing INI filesThe0.60section
INI filerelated to Accessing INI filesWIN0.60section
INI filerelated to Accessing INI filesINI0.60section

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