what language are Ubuntu conf files?

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

This may be a stupid question, but what language are the .conf files (ie. apache2.conf)? I have been searching for this information and I'm not coming up with anything. Is there even an actual name for the language that they are in?

 

[Rifter]

they are plain text are they not, i usually edit them with a text editor.

 

[Colt45]

it's not a language.

 

[Ken g6]

Is there a standard configuration file format in Linux?
In a word, no.

From http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-config.html

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Okay, thanks. That explains why I couldn't find anything.