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CNF

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Network configuration data

File type: Settings, options, themes or skins file, Configuration file

Files with cnf extension are commonly used for various network configuration files. These are text files editable in any text editor.

Found 5 different file type records with the same cnf filename suffix.

What is cnf file?

File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Configuration file

Date updated: December 31, 2024

File extension cnf is often used for configuration files for various network applications like Windows Telnet, Mac Terminal to store network configuration including user name, password, server names etc.

For example Microsoft Windows uses .cnf files for storing configuration data for for speed dial of dial-up connection through modem to Internet.

Most cnf files are saved in simple text format and their content is viewable in text editor (Windows Notepad, Notepad++, TextEdit, gedit).

How to open cnf file?

Network configuration files are stored in simple text format and it is viewable in any text editor.

How to convert cnf file?

Configuration files are not meant to be converted to anything else.

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Microsoft Windows

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

KiSS paper doll set

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: August 14, 2018

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

The cnf file extension was associated with the application named KiSS.

KiSS was a paper doll application for computers based on NEC PC-9801 architecture popular in Japan.

The cnf file contains saved paper doll set created in KiSS.

How to open cnf file?

Use PlayFKiSS or any other KiSS viewer to view content of KiSS paper doll set files.

How to convert cnf file?

Probably cannot be converted to other formats.

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Microsoft Windows

Lotus 1-2-3 configuration data

File type category:
Configuration file

Date updated: November 16, 2017

The cnf file extension is associated with the Lotus 1-2-3, a  spreadsheet editor developed by IBM and distributed as a part of Lotus SmartSuite.

The cnf file contains configuration options of Lotus 1-2-3. In default the Lotus 1-2-3 configuration file is called 123.cnf.

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Microsoft Windows

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Microsoft Windows

MySQL startup configuration

File type category:
Configuration file

Date updated: October 26, 2018

The cnf file extension is associated with the MySQL. MySQL is relational database management system (RDBMS).

MySQL startup configuration file (named my.cnf) contains startup options of the MySQL server and related products and components.

The cnf file extension is used by MySQL for Linux, Unix and Mac OS X (macOS). Windows version of MySQL uses .ini file extension.

How to open cnf file?

Startup configuration files are for internal purposes of MySQL.

How to convert cnf file?

Probably cannot be exported to other formats.

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Origin configuration

File type category:
Configuration file

Date updated: October 31, 2017

The cnf file extension is related to the Origin, a scientific graphing and data analysis software for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by OriginLab.

The cnf file stores configuration data.

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Microsoft Windows

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