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	\| [[apgcode]] \|\| [[apgsearch]] and its search results database, [[Catagolue]], use apgcodes to classify and denote patterns.		\| [[apgcode]] \|\| [[apgsearch]] and its search results database, [[Catagolue]], use apgcodes to classify and denote patterns.
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	\| [[Run Length Encoded]] (RLE) \|\| ASCII format most commonly-used for storing patterns. It is more cryptic than some other file formats such as plaintext and Life 1.06, but is still quite readable. RLE files are typically saved with a .rle file extension.		\| [[Run Length Encoded]] (RLE) \|\| ASCII format most commonly-used for storing patterns. It is more cryptic than some other file formats such as plaintext and Life 1.06, but is still quite readable. RLE files are typically saved with a <tt>.rle</tt> file extension.
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	\| [[Plaintext]] \|\| Similar to Life 1.05, it stores patterns simply by representing dead and alive cells by different characters and "drawing" the pattern with those characters. Based on the format used by Edwin Martin's [https://playgameoflife.com/ ~~Game of Life program~~] , which uses the .cells file extension.		\| [[Plaintext]] \|\| Similar to Life 1.05, it stores patterns simply by representing dead and alive cells by different characters and "drawing" the pattern with those characters. Based on the format used by Edwin Martin's Game of Life program<ref>A link to the website: [https://playgameoflife.com/ link]</ref>, which uses the <tt>.cells</tt> file extension.
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	\| [[Small object format]] (SOF) \|\| ASCII file format designed by [[Heinrich Koenig]] that is primarily used for storing multiple patterns in a single file, with one object per line in the file. It is about as human-readable as an RLE file, but it has the added benefit of increased compression.		\| [[Small object format]] (SOF) \|\| ASCII file format designed by [[Heinrich Koenig]] that is primarily used for storing multiple patterns in a single file, with one object per line in the file. It is about as human-readable as an RLE file, but it has the added benefit of increased compression.
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	\| MCell \|\| Introduced with MCLife 1.20 and continued in [[Mirek's Cellebration]] (MCell). It is an ASCII format combining both [[Life 1.05]] and [[RLE]] and introducing extensions necessary to store all MCell features.		\| MCell \|\| Introduced with MCLife 1.20 and continued in [[Mirek's Cellebration]] (MCell). It is an ASCII format combining both [[Life 1.05]] and [[RLE]] and introducing extensions necessary to store all MCell features.
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	\| [[Life 1.05]] \|\| An ASCII format for storing patterns by simply using dots (.) to represent dead cells and asterisks (*) to represent alive cells. This file format was designed to be easily ported; you can look at a pattern saved in this format in a text editor and figure out what it is. Life 1.05 files are saved with a .lif or .life file extension.		\| [[Life 1.05]] \|\| An ASCII format for storing patterns by simply using dots (.) to represent dead cells and asterisks (*) to represent alive cells. This file format was designed to be easily ported; you can look at a pattern saved in this format in a text editor and figure out what it is. Life 1.05 files are saved with a <tt>.lif</tt> or <tt>.life</tt> file extension.
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	\| [[Life 1.06]] \|\| An ASCII format that is just a list of coordinates of alive cells. Life 1.06 was designed to be easy and quick for a Life program to read and write, with the drawback being that the file size is very large for large patterns. Life 1.06 files are saved with a .lif or .life file extension.		\| [[Life 1.06]] \|\| An ASCII format that is just a list of coordinates of alive cells. Life 1.06 was designed to be easy and quick for a Life program to read and write, with the drawback being that the file size is very large for large patterns. Life 1.06 files are saved with a <tt>.lif</tt> or <tt>.life</tt> file extension.
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	==External links==		==External links==
	{{LinkMirek\|ca_files_formats.html\|title=Cellular automata file formats}}		* {{LinkMirek\|ca_files_formats.html\|title=Cellular automata file formats}}

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	A variety of '''~~File Formats~~''' are used to store [[pattern]]s.		A variety of '''file formats''' are used to store [[pattern]]s.

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	==External links==		==External links==
	{{LinkMirek\|ca_files_formats.html\|title=Cellular automata file formats}}		{{LinkMirek\|ca_files_formats.html\|title=Cellular automata file formats}}

			[[Category:Everything else]]
			[[Category:File formats]]

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	\| [[Plaintext]] \|\| Similar to Life 1.05, it stores patterns simply by representing dead and alive cells by different characters and "drawing" the pattern with those characters. Based on the format used by Edwin Martin's [https://playgameoflife.com/ Game of Life program] , which uses the .cells file extension.		\| [[Plaintext]] \|\| Similar to Life 1.05, it stores patterns simply by representing dead and alive cells by different characters and "drawing" the pattern with those characters. Based on the format used by Edwin Martin's [https://playgameoflife.com/ Game of Life program] , which uses the .cells file extension.
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	\| [[Small object format]] (SOF) \|\| AN ASCII file format designed by [[Heinrich Koenig]] that is primarily used for storing multiple patterns in a single file, with one object per line in the file. It is about as human-readable as an RLE file, but it has the added benefit of increased compression.		\| [[Small object format]] (SOF) \|\| ASCII file format designed by [[Heinrich Koenig]] that is primarily used for storing multiple patterns in a single file, with one object per line in the file. It is about as human-readable as an RLE file, but it has the added benefit of increased compression.
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	\| Macrocell (MC)\|\| Commonly used for storing larger patterns than those stored in RLE format. <ref>{{LinkGollyHelp\|formats.html#mc\|title=Macrocell format\|format=ref}}</ref>		\| Macrocell (MC)\|\| Commonly used for storing larger patterns than those stored in RLE format. <ref>{{LinkGollyHelp\|formats.html#mc\|title=Macrocell format\|format=ref}}</ref>

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	\| [[apgcode]] \|\| [[apgsearch]] and its search results database, [[Catagolue]], use apgcodes to classify and denote patterns.		\| [[apgcode]] \|\| [[apgsearch]] and its search results database, [[Catagolue]], use apgcodes to classify and denote patterns.

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	\| [[Small object format]] (SOF) \|\| AN ASCII file format designed by [[Heinrich Koenig]] that is primarily used for storing multiple patterns in a single file, with one object per line in the file. It is about as human-readable as an RLE file, but it has the added benefit of increased compression.		\| [[Small object format]] (SOF) \|\| AN ASCII file format designed by [[Heinrich Koenig]] that is primarily used for storing multiple patterns in a single file, with one object per line in the file. It is about as human-readable as an RLE file, but it has the added benefit of increased compression.
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	\| Macrocell (MC)\|\| Commonly used for storing larger patterns than those stored in RLE format.		\| Macrocell (MC)\|\| Commonly used for storing larger patterns than those stored in RLE format. <ref>{{LinkGollyHelp\|formats.html#mc\|title=Macrocell format\|format=ref}}</ref>
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	\| MCell \|\| Introduced with MCLife 1.20 and continued in [[Mirek's Cellebration]] (MCell). It is an ASCII format combining both [[Life 1.05]] and [[RLE]] and introducing extensions necessary to store all MCell features.		\| MCell \|\| Introduced with MCLife 1.20 and continued in [[Mirek's Cellebration]] (MCell). It is an ASCII format combining both [[Life 1.05]] and [[RLE]] and introducing extensions necessary to store all MCell features.
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			==References==
			<references />

	==External links==		==External links==
	~~{{LinkGollyHelp\|formats.html#mc\|title=Macrocell format}}~~
	{{LinkMirek\|ca_files_formats.html\|title=Cellular automata file formats}}		{{LinkMirek\|ca_files_formats.html\|title=Cellular automata file formats}}

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	\| [[apgcode]] \|\| [[apgsearch]] and its search results database, [[Catagolue]], use apgcodes to classify and denote patterns.		\| [[apgcode]] \|\| [[apgsearch]] and its search results database, [[Catagolue]], use apgcodes to classify and denote patterns.
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	\| [[Run Length Encoded]] (RLE) \|\| ASCII format most commonly-used for storing patterns. It is more cryptic than some other file formats such as plaintext and Life 1.06, but is still quite readable~~. Many features of the RLE file format are incorporated in the MCell file format~~. RLE files are typically saved with a .rle file extension.		\| [[Run Length Encoded]] (RLE) \|\| ASCII format most commonly-used for storing patterns. It is more cryptic than some other file formats such as plaintext and Life 1.06, but is still quite readable. RLE files are typically saved with a .rle file extension.
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	\| [[Plaintext]] \|\| Similar to Life 1.05, it stores patterns simply by representing dead and alive cells by different characters and "drawing" the pattern with those characters. Based on the format used by Edwin Martin's [https://playgameoflife.com/ Game of Life program] , which uses the .cells file extension.		\| [[Plaintext]] \|\| Similar to Life 1.05, it stores patterns simply by representing dead and alive cells by different characters and "drawing" the pattern with those characters. Based on the format used by Edwin Martin's [https://playgameoflife.com/ Game of Life program] , which uses the .cells file extension.