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In software distribution and software development, a README file contains information about the other files in a directory or archive of computer software. A form of documentation, it is usually a simple plain text file called README, Read Me, READ.ME, README.txt,[1] or README.md (to indicate the use of Markdown) The file's name is generally written in uppercase. On Unix-like systems in particular, this causes it to stand out – both because lowercase filenames are more common, and because the ls command commonly sorts and displays files in ASCII-code order, in which uppercase filenames will appear first.[nb 1] A README file typically encompasses: The convention of including a README file began in the mid-1970s.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Early Macintosh system software installed a Read Me on the Startup Disk, and README files commonly accompanied third-party software. In particular, there is a long history of free software and open-source software including a README file; the GNU Coding Stan

README - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Software information file For other uses, see Readme (disambiguation) . Screenshot of the README file of cURL A README file contains descriptive information about the content of a directory in which the file is located. The scope of the information generally includes the files of the directory, and may include descendant directories, or even the full directory tree. The name is intended to draw a user's attention to important and orientational information about the directory content. A rule of thumb for one unfamiliar wit

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