.info file extension

.info

1. Drupal theme information file.

Drupal (a popular CMS system), stores site theme information in .info files. These .info files are text editable files and have a very similar syntax to .ini files.

For more information see:

• http://drupal.org/node/171205 - Structure of the .info file.

2. Network Install Manager configuration information file. Also known simply as a niminfo file.

Network Install Manager (NIM), a utility which runs under AIX (a flavour of Unix), stores configuration information in a .info file. The .info file contains a series of Korn shell variable assignments used by NIM. The .info file is created by NIM for each client and is used during network boot to control processing.

For more information see:

• http://www.regatta.cmc.msu.ru/doc/usr/share/man/info/ru_RU/a_doc_lib/files/aixfiles/info.htm - .info file reference.
• http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.aix.files/doc/aixfiles/ClientHostName.info.htm - Information on the ClientHostName.info file.

3. Texinfo formatted document file.

A .info file is a GNU Texinfo file formatted so that the Info documentation reading program can operate on it. Info files are divided into sections known as nodes each of which contains the discussion on a single topic. Each node has a name and contains both text for the user and references to other nodes. The Info program displays one node at a time, allowing the user to browse between nodes.

For more information see:

• www.gnu.org/software/hello/manual/texinfo/Info-Files.html - TexInfo Info files. Provides a detailed description of .info files and links to information on how to create them.

4. ZoomBrowser image catalogue file.

ZoomBrowser is a PC based application for browsing through images and for organising and editing images. On the Mac it is known as ImageBrowser. So a .info file on a Mac would be an ImageBrowser file. Both ZoomBrowser and ImageBrowser are otherwise the same product. ZoomBrowser is often distributed with Canon cameras.

ZoomBrowser creates a single file called ZBThumbnail.info which contains information about thumbnail images. This file is normally hidden, so most users are not aware of its existance.

The ZBThumbnail.info file can be deleted as it will be recreated automatically the next time ZoomBrowser is launched (although this will slow down ZoomBrowser slightly).

Can you add to this? Do you know of any applications not already listed which will work with .info files, view .info files or open .info files? Are you able to contribute any additional reference information or file format information about .info files or have you spotted any errors or omissions? If so please let us know by emailing us at feedback@cryer.co.uk - Thank you.