.biFrom the SWH-MSR-ARV dataset (Desmazières, Di Cosmo, Lorentz, MSR 2025; file nb_extensions_alphanum.csv) — one row per (ext, year) in the full SWH archive. Case-aggregated. citation.
Case variants in archive: .bi (81.0K), .BI (919), .bI (628), .Bi (116) — aggregated above.
This extension is attributed to FreeBASIC; FreeBASIC as primary by 2 authoritative claims.
.bi among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| FreeBASIC | linguist | primary |
| FreeBASIC | wikidata | primary |
| QuickBASIC | linguist | secondary |
.bi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FreeBASIC Q195929 compiled programming language | free software; programming language | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| FreeBASIC Header File Q127378243 file format | file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| Microsoft Visual Basic Include file Q122463531 file format | file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
.bi file actually is.| Rule | Predicts | Kind | Predicates (truncated) |
|---|---|---|---|
h/linguist/.bi/0 | FreeBASIC | predicates | [{"kind": "any", "regexes": ["(?i)^[ \\t]*#(?:define|endif|endmacro|ifn?def|include|lang|macro|pragma)(?:$|\\s)", "(?i)^[ \\t]*dim( shared)? [a-z_][a-z0-9_]* as [a-z_][a-z0-9_]* ptr"]}] |
h/linguist/.bi/1 | FreeBASIC | predicates | [{"kind": "any", "regexes": ["(?i)^[ \\t]*return "]}, {"kind": "not_any", "regexes": ["(?i)[ \\t]*gosub "]}] |
h/linguist/.bi/2 | QuickBASIC | predicates | [{"kind": "any", "regexes": ["^[ ]*(CONST|DIM|REDIM|DEFINT|PRINT|DECLARE (SUB|FUNCTION)|FUNCTION|SUB) ", "(#|$)lang:?\\s*\"?qb\"?", "(?i)'\\$INCLUDE:", "(?i)^[ ]*CLS[ ]*('|:|\\r|\\n)", "(?i)^[ ]*OPTIO |