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YAML

YAML is a human-friendly data format that uses indentation instead of brackets, popular for configuration files.

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YAML can express everything JSON can (JSON is nearly a subset) and also allows comments, which makes it popular for CI pipelines, Kubernetes and static-site settings. Indentation must use spaces, never tabs, and a wrong indent changes the meaning silently.

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See also

  • Glossary JSON
    JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight text format for structured data, built from objects, arrays, strings, numbers, true.
  • Glossary XML
    XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a text format that describes data with nested, named tags, such as <name>Ana</name>.
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