Text is a prose format recognized by GitHub Linguist and used with .txt, .fr, .nb.
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Text is a prose format recognized by GitHub Linguist and used with .txt, .fr, .nb.
GitHub Linguist classifies Text as a prose format, typically using extensions such as .txt, .fr, .nb, .ncl, .no.
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Text is a prose format recognized by GitHub Linguist and used with .txt, .fr, .nb.
Common extensions include .txt, .fr, .nb, .ncl, .no.
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Updated 2026-08-18
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