.Y File Extension
Yacc Source File
Developer | Stephen C. Johnson |
Popularity |
3.9 | 29 Votes |
Category | Developer Files |
Format | Text |
What is a Y file?
Developer file used by Yacc (Yet Another Compiler-Compiler), a program used to generate source code parsers; contains formal declarations for how a programming language is defined; used for generating parsers for various languages.
NOTE: Yacc has been used for creating the parser for the C programming language.
Programs that open or reference Y files
Subsampled Raw YUV Image
Developer | N/A |
Popularity |
2.2 | 6 Votes |
Category | Raster Image Files |
Format | N/A |
What is a Y file?
One of three files from a split .PPM file; others are .U and .V files; YUV representation is used by the Stanford MPEG codec.
Programs that open Y files
Amiga Yabba Compressed Archive
Developer | N/A |
Popularity |
2.0 | 6 Votes |
Category | Compressed Files |
Format | N/A |
What is a Y file?
A Y file is a compressed archive most likely created on an Amiga computer. It contains one or more files compressed using Yabba compression.
While Yabba compression was used mostly on Amiga computers, a version of Yabba also existed for Unix.
How to open a Y file
You can open a Y file with Smith Micro StuffIt Deluxe (Windows, Mac) or Cloanto Amiga Forever (multiplatform).