INI file

Summary

INI file is a file format^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• INI file's instance of is recorded as file format^[3].
• INI file's instance of is recorded as textual data format^[4].
• INI file's developer is recorded as Microsoft^[5].
• INI file's has use is recorded as configuration file^[6].
• INI file's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/065d74^[7].
• INI file's media type is recorded as text/plain^[8].
• INI file's file extension is recorded as ini^[9].
• INI file's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/inifile^[10].
• INI file's different from is recorded as TOML^[11].
• INI file's PRONOM file format ID is recorded as x-fmt/421^[12].
• INI file's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as INI^[13].
• INI file's Quora topic ID is recorded as INI-File^[14].
• INI file's file format identification pattern is recorded as 5B^[15].
• INI file's NARA File Format Preservation Plan ID is recorded as NF00146^[16].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include file format^[3] and textual data format^[4].

Why It Matters

INI file ranks in the top 4% of file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]