.solDistinct 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: .sol (12.9M), .SOL (99.3K), .Sol (629), .SOl (3), .soL (2), .sOl (1) — aggregated above.
This extension is attributed to gerber-image; Solidity as primary by 3 authoritative claims.
.sol among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| gerber-image | pygments | primary |
| Solidity | linguist | primary |
| Solidity | pygments | primary |
| gerber-image | linguist | secondary |
| Solidity | wikipedia | proposed |
.sol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sol Q7555481 file format for representing solutions of mathematical programming problems | file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| local shared object Q1312725 piece of data that websites using Adobe Flash may store on a user’s computer | software; file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| Scriptol source file Q132639172 file format | file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
.sol file actually is.| Rule | Predicts | Kind | Predicates (truncated) | Measured on SWH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
h/linguist/.sol/0 | Solidity | predicates | [{"kind": "any", "regexes": ["\\bpragma\\s+solidity\\b|\\b(?:abstract\\s+)?contract\\s+[a-zA-Z$_][a-zA-Z0-9$_]*(?:\\s+is\\s+(?:[a-zA-Z0-9$_][^\\{]*?)?)?\\s*\\{"]}] | |
h/linguist/.sol/1 | gerber-image | predicates | [{"kind": "any", "regexes": ["^[DGMT][0-9]{2}\\*(?:\\r?\\n|\\r)"]}] |