settings file
Options storage location
A settings file stores configuration options for software, controlling how a program behaves or appears.
These are typically plain text files that users or administrators can edit: I had to modify the settings file to increase the memory limit.
Common formats include .ini, .conf, .json, and .yaml files.
Also called a configuration file or config file.
- configSoftware setup specifications
- preferencesFavored options among alternatives
- optionsAvailable courses of action
- plain textUnencoded readable characters
- parametersDefined boundaries or constraints
configuration · properties · defaults · registry · profile · customization · tweaks · variables · paths · environment · schema · template · backup · version control · override · hidden · read only · system
settings fileexecutable
Directly runnable program file
binary · script · source code · compiled code · application
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