---
name: "MBK_FILTER_SFX"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "alliance"
version: "5.1.1-3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/MBK_FILTER_SFX"
---

# MBK\_FILTER\_SFX(1)

define the inputoutput filter suffixe.

## NAME

MBK\_FILTER\_SFX - define the inputoutput filter suffixe.

## DESCRIPTION

**MBK\_FILTER\_SFX** tells to Alliance the extention set by compression tools. This variable must be set in order to activate filters. Note the leading points of extention must be set if necessary.

## EXAMPLE

```
For compressed files with gzip :
	setenv MBK_FILTER_SFX ".gz"
```

## SEE ALSO

[**mbk**(3)](/mbk/3.md), [**MBK\_IN\_FILTER**(1)](/MBK_IN_FILTER/1.md), [**MBK\_OUT\_FILTER**(1)](/MBK_OUT_FILTER/1.md), [**mbkenv**(3)](/mbkenv/3.md).