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A '''text file''' (sometimes spelled '''textfile'''; an old alternative name is '''flatfile''') is a [[computer file]] which has a [[file format]] consisting of a sequence of lines of electronic text. | A '''text file''' (sometimes spelled '''textfile'''; an old alternative name is '''flatfile''') is a [[computer file]] which has a [[file format]] consisting of a sequence of lines of electronic text. | ||
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A text file exists within a computer file system. | A text file exists within a computer file system. | ||
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* [[Computer file]] | * [[Computer file]] | ||
* [[Digital asset]] | * [[Digital asset]] | ||
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* [[File format]] | * [[File format]] | ||
* [[HTML editor]] | * [[HTML editor]] | ||
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* [[Source code]] | * [[Source code]] | ||
* [[Source code editor]] | * [[Source code editor]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:30, 28 April 2016
A text file (sometimes spelled textfile; an old alternative name is flatfile) is a computer file which has a file format consisting of a sequence of lines of electronic text.
Description
A text file exists within a computer file system.
"Text file" refers to a type of container, while plain text refers to a type of content.
Text files can contain plain text, but they are not limited to such.
End-of-file markers
The end of a text file may be denoted by placing one or more special characters, known as an end-of-file marker, after the last line in a text file.
On some popular operating systems such as Windows or Linux, text files do not contain any special EOF character.
See also
- Binary file
- Computer file
- Digital asset
- Electronic document
- File format
- HTML editor
- Newline
- Source code
- Source code editor
- Text conversion
- Text editor
External links
- Text file @ Wikipedia
