Code Conventions for the Java Programming Language

Revised April 20, 1999. Format and navigation by Martin Rinehart, www.MartinRinehart.com, May 31, 2005.

2 - File Names

This section lists commonly used file suffixes and names.

2.1 File Suffixes

Java Software uses the following file suffixes:

File Type Suffix

Java source .java

Java bytecode .class

File Type	Suffix
Java source	`.java`
Java bytecode	`.class`

2.2 Common File Names

File Name Use

GNUmakefile The preferred name for makefiles. We use gnumake to build our software.

README The preferred name for the file that summarizes the contents of a particular directory

File Name	Use
`GNUmakefile`	The preferred name for makefiles. We use gnumake to build our software.
`README`	The preferred name for the file that summarizes the contents of a particular directory

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