[TriLUG] File extension for a binary executable?

[Steve Litt]

Hi all,

What is a good file extension for a binary executable (something compiled from 
C that runs from the command prompt)? Personally I don't want to call my 
filepicker just "fpick" because I'll forget what it is or what it does. When 
I create shellscripts I always put ".sh" as the file extension. What's a good 
file extension for a binary executable?

Personally, if politics weren't an issue, I'd use ".exe", as in "fpick.exe". 
Everyone knows what that means, and it describes it perfectly. Unfortunately, 
that isn't very FOSSly correct, and I could see a lot of people getting their 
undies in a bundle over that. ".bin" is ambiguous because lots of different 
things are binary.

Any ideas?

Thanks

SteveT

Steve Litt
Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware
http://www.troubleshooters.com/