reStructuredText is a prose format recognized by GitHub Linguist and used with .rst, .rest, .rest.txt.
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What is reStructuredText
reStructuredText is a prose format recognized by GitHub Linguist and used with .rst, .rest, .rest.txt.
GitHub Linguist classifies reStructuredText as a prose format, typically using extensions such as .rst, .rest, .rest.txt, .rst.txt.
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reStructuredText is a prose format recognized by GitHub Linguist and used with .rst, .rest, .rest.txt.
Common extensions include .rst, .rest, .rest.txt, .rst.txt.
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Updated 2026-08-18
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