Readme Template for Software
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: A readme file provides information about a dataset, file(s), or software and is intended to help ensure that the files can be correctly interpreted, by yourself at a later date or by others when sharing or publishing data, code, or software. These README templates are provided in multiple formats for your to adapt and use for your data: -.md (markdown, a language for text formatting that can be opened using a markdown editor or as plain text) -.txt (plain text, which can be opened and edited in a text editor; to download you may need to control-click or right-click and save the file) The accompanying guide to writing “readme” style metadata for your code and software can be found here: https://data.research.cornell.edu/data-management/sharing/writing-readmes-for-research-code-software/ Information about markdown can be found here: https://www.markdownguide.org/
Source: eCommons (Cornell University)
DOI: 10.7298/h85a-qz91
Author: Dietrich, Dianne
Institution: Cornell University
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6902765988
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