.ascDistinct files in the full Software Heritage archive (2026-06-04 export), dated by first appearance, following Desmazières, Di Cosmo, Lorentz (MSR 2025). Case-aggregated. citation.
Case variants in archive: .asc (2.4M), .ASC (28.0K), .Asc (167), .AsC (3) — aggregated above.
This extension is attributed to AGS Script; AsciiDoc; Public Key as primary by 6 authoritative claims.
.asc among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| AGS Script | linguist | primary |
| AGS Script | pygments | primary |
| AsciiDoc | pygments | primary |
| Public Key | linguist | primary |
| Public Key | pygments | primary |
| Public Key | wikidata | primary |
| ASCII art | wikidata | secondary |
| AsciiDoc | linguist | secondary |
.asc on Wikidata
(property P1195) or in the Wikipedia infobox.
Source: data/derived/external_extension_index.csv.
Click Use as new PL on any row to open the
Add-PL form pre-filled with that entry's name, Wikipedia/Wikidata
URL, and this extension — one submission creates the PL + claim.
| Format | Class (Wikidata P31) | Suggested label | MIME | Notes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16bit DOS COM COMT text converted (with text wrapper) Q105854087 file format | file format | — | text/plain | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| 3D Studio ASCII format Q105855057 file format | file format | — | text/plain | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| 7-bit ASCII Text Q62619688 file format | file format | — | text/plain | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
.asc file actually is.| Rule | Predicts | Kind | Predicates (truncated) | Measured on SWH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
h/linguist/.asc/0 | Public Key | predicates | [{"kind": "any", "regexes": ["^(----[- ]BEGIN|ssh-(rsa|dss)) "]}] | |
h/linguist/.asc/1 | AsciiDoc | predicates | [{"kind": "any", "regexes": ["^[=-]+\\s|\\{\\{[A-Za-z]"]}] | |
h/linguist/.asc/2 | AGS Script | predicates | [{"kind": "any", "regexes": ["^(\\/\\/.+|((import|export)\\s+)?(function|int|float|char)\\s+((room|repeatedly|on|game)_)?([A-Za-z]+[A-Za-z_0-9]+)\\s*[;\\(])"]}] |