CGI Perl Tutorial

MIME Types and File Extensions

Table A.1. MIME types and httpd support.

MIME Type	What It is (If Noted)	File Extensions (ncSA)	File Extensions (CERN)
application/acad	AutoCAD drawing files		dwg, DWG
application/clariscad	ClarisCAD files		ccAD
application/drafting	MATRA Prelude drafting		DRW
application/dxf	DXF (AutoCAD)		dxf, DXF
application/i-deas	SDRC I-DEAS files		unv, UNV
application/iges	IGES graphics format		igs, iges, IGs, IGES
application/ octet-stream	Uninterpreted binary	bin	bin
application/oda		oda	oda
application/pdf	PDF (Adobe Acrobat)	pdf	pdf
application/postscript	PostScript, encapsulated PostScript, Adobe Illustrator		ai, PS, ps, eps
application/pro_eng	PTC Pro/ENGINEER	part	prt, PRT
application/rtf	Rich Text Format	rtf	rtf
application/set	SET (French CAD standard)		set, SET
application/sla	Stereolithography		stl, STL
application/solids	MATRA Prelude Solids		SOL
application/STEP	ISO-10303 STEPdata files		stp, STP, step, STEP
application/vda	VDA-FS surface data		vda, VDA
application/x-mif	FrameMaker MIF format	mif
application/x-csh	C-shell script	csh	csh
application/x-dvi	TeX dvi	dvi	dvi
application/x-hdf	ncSA HDF data file	hdf	hdf
application/x-latex	LaTeX source	latex	latex
application/x-netcdf	Unidata netCDF	nc, cdf	nc, cdf
application/x-sh	Bourne shell script	sh	sh
application/x-tcl	TCL script	tcl	tcl
application/x-tex	TeX source	tex	tex
application/x-texinfo	Texinfo (emacs)	texinfo, texi	texinfo, texi
application/x-troff	troff	t, tr, roff	t, tr, roff
application/ x-troff-man	troff with MAN macros	man	man
application/ x-troff-me	troff with ME macros	me	me
application/ x-troff-ms	troff with MS macros	ms	ms
application/ x-wais-source	WAIS source	src	src
application/zip	ZIP archive	zip
application/x-bcpio	Old binary CPIO	bcpio	bcpio
application/x-cpio	POSIX CPIO	cpio	cpio
application/x-gtar	GNU tar	gtar	gtar
application/x-shar	Shell archive	shar	shar
application/x-sv4cpio	SVR4 CPIO	sv4cpio	sv4cpio
application/x-sv4crc	SVR4 CPIO with CRC	sv4crc	sv4crc
application/x-tar	4.3BSD tar format	tar	tar
application/x-ustar	POSIX tar format	ustar	ustar
audio/basic	Basic audio (usually _-law)	au, snd	au, snd
audio/x-aiff	AIFF audio	aif, aiff, aifc	aif, aiff, aifc
audio/x-wav	Windows WAVE audio	wav	wav
image/gif	GIF image	gif	gif
image/ief	Image Exchange format	ief	ief
image/jpeg	JPEG image	jpeg, jpg jpe	jpg, JPG, JPE, jpe, JPEG, jpeg
image/tiff	TIFF image	tiff, tif	tiff, tif
image/x-cmu-raster	CMU raster	ras	ras
image/x-portable- anymap	PBM Anymap format	pnm	pnm
image/x-portable- bitmap	PBM Bitmap format	pbm	pbm
image/x-portable- graymap	PBM Graymap format	pgm	pgm
image/x-portable- pixmap	PBM Pixmap format	ppm	ppm
image/x-rgb	RGB image	rgb	rgb
image/x-xbitmap	X bitmap	xbm	xbm
image/x-xpixmap	X pixmap	xpm	xpm
image/x-xwindowdump	X Windows dump (xwd) format	xwd	xwd
multipart/x-zip	PKZIP archive		zip
multipart/x-gzip	GNU zIP archive		gzip
text/html	HTML	html	html, htm
text/plain	Plain text	txt	txt, g, h, C, cc, hh, m, f90
text/richtext	MIME rich text	rtx	rtx
text/tab-separated- values	Text with tab-separated values	tsv	tsv
text/x-setext	Struct-enhanced text	etx	etx
video/mpeg	MPEG video	mpeg, mpg, mpe	MPG, mpg, MPE, mpe, MPEG, mpeg
video/quicktime	QuickTime video	qt, mov	qt, mov
video/x-msvideo	Microsoft Windows video	avi	avi
video/x-sgi-movie	SGI movieplayer format	movie	movie