The README file is the one-stop documentation file. Usually, it is not only the first file any person... Tagged with github, git, writing, documentation.

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README file is as indispensable for an open source project as it is the quality of the code. README files are plain text files because most of the source code hostings such as Github, GitLab or Azure Repos support the Markdown format. Using around 3 to 5 lines is a good rule of thumb. Each paragraph should have only one concept.

How to write a good README

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