IRIX software distribution format

File Format
Name	IRIX software distribution format
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Archiving IRIX software distribution format
Extension(s)	.idb, .sw, .man, others

IRIX software distribution format is an installer archive format used on IRIX.

It is a multi-file format, consisting of:

• An .idb (installation database) file, a text-based index
• One or more "image" files, most often having a filename ending in .sw or .man

Sample files

• Examples of places to find .idb, etc., files: [1], [2], [3]
• dexvert samples — archive/irixIDBArchive