Format

Genealogical Data Communication (GEDCOM) Format

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Summary

Name: Genealogical Data Communication (GEDCOM) Format
Identifiers: PUID: fmt/851
Format type: Text (Structured)
Description: GEDCOM is a proprietary specification for exchanging genealogical data between different genealogy software, developed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
File extensions: ged
Submitted by: Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

GEDCOM

Description: <potential byte order mark - max offset 3>0 HEAD{0-1024}1 GEDC<newline>2 VERS
Provenance: https://familysearch.org/developers/docs/gedcom/

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length: Absolute from BOF
Offset: 0
Max offset: 3
Byte Sequence: 302048454144{0-1024}47454443(0D0A|0D|0A)322056455253
Endianness: None

Changelog

V94

Release date

17 September 2018
- Updated
  
  Genealogical Data Communication (GEDCOM): Minor adjustment to signature allowing UNIX new line variants.
V84

Release date

21 January 2016
- Added format
  
  Genealogical Data Communication (GEDCOM) Format: Full entry added. Submitted by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Added signature
  
  Genealogical Data Communication (GEDCOM) Format: Signature developed through PRONOM Research, requested by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.