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Should all plain text files have some sort of suffix (e.g. *.txt, *.conf)

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Mar 15, 2026884 views
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I create many notes in plain text files, but after a while the suffix I put at the end of them seems to be unnecessary typing and visual noise. Is appending to plain text files a strongly encouraged convention or just a suggestion?

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Fix for: Should all plain text files have some sort of suffix (e.g. *.txt, *.conf)

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The filename extension serves a purpose on Windows, where the filename extension helps determine which programs are associated with that file - which one is used to open, edit or perform other types of action on it. On Unix/GNU-Linux, the system wor…

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