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Files in your repository are now formatted same as the README. This means if you have a file with a @.markdown@ extension, for example, it’ll show up all pretty-like. Enjoy.…

Chris Wanstrath·@defunkt

July 15, 2008 | Updated January 4, 2019

Files in your repository are now formatted same as the README. This means if you have a file with a @.markdown@ extension, for example, it’ll show up all pretty-like.

Enjoy. (Our Git-powered wiki is coming soon…)

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