ini file
An INI file (short for "Initialization file") is a configuration file format used forstoring settings and configuration information for software applications. It's a simple,human-readable text file that typically consists of:
Sections: Denoted by names enclosed in square brackets (e.g., [SectionName]). These group related properties.
Properties (Key-Value Pairs): Within each section, settings are defined as key = value pairs.
Comments: Lines starting with a semicolon (;) or a hash symbol (#) are treated as comments and ignored by parsers.
INI files are straightforward and easy to parse, making them suitable for basicconfiguration needs, though they lack the hierarchical complexity and data type richness offormats like JSON or YAML. They were historically common in Windows systems.
TOML, a very similar but more formally-specified configuration file format