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Re: [xml2rfc] sourcecode type for config files

Robert Moskowitz <rgm@htt-consult.com> Wed, 26 July 2023 21:32 UTC

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On 7/26/23 16:55, Carsten Bormann wrote:
> On 2023-07-26, at 22:06, Robert Moskowitz <rgm@htt-consult.com> wrote:
>> What is "recommended" type to use for conf files?
> "Configuration file” is a term for what you *use them for*, not what they *are*.
>
> They could be xml, yaml, even json, or some bespoke format (.ini anyone? OK, we now have toml.)
>
> What are they in your case?


openssl.cnf

No xml
No yaml
No json

variable=value

So for now I am using type="conf" as it is like so many linux conf files.

Just was trying to see if there was some pre-defined type to use. "conf" 
is actually quite common out in linux world....

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