seanpm2001 / ls.txt

A specification for a minor extension to the plain text (*.txt) extension, with support for lists.

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ls.txt specification

By: @seanpm2001

Version: 1.0 (2022, Sunday, September 4th at 6:03 pm PST)

*ls.txt is a subdomain extension to the plain text file format *.txt. The 2 formats function entirely the same, with the exception that *.ls.txt is generally for lists, and may have special ways of rendering by the system.

The .ls has to come before the .txt extension.

MIMETYPE

The MIMETYPE for *.ls.txt is:

text/plain+list

Compared to the normal *.txt mimetype, which is just:

text/plain

Examples

Basic example

This is an example of a very basic list, made with the *.ls.txt extension

Paragraph1

List part1
List part2
List patt3

Paragraph2

List2 part 1
List2 part 2

Indented example

This is an example of an indented list, made with the *.ls.txt extension

Paragraph1

  List entry 1
  List entry 2
  List entry 3

Paragraph2, continued

  List entry 4
  List entry 5
  List entry 6

Numbered example

This is an example of a numbered list, made with the *.ls.txt extension

Paragraph1

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four

Paragraph2

1. One2
2. Two2
3. Three2
4. Four2

Paragraph3, continuation

5. Five2
6. Six2
7. Seven2
8. Eight2
9. Nine2
10. Ten2

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File info

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File type: Markdown (*.md *.mkd *.mdown *.markdown)

File version: 1 (2022, Sunday, September 4th at 6:03 pm PST)

Line count (including blank lines and compiler line): 151

Current article language: English (EN_USA) / Markdown (CommonMark) / HTML5 (HyperText Markup Language 5.3)

Encoding: UTF-8 (Emoji 12.0 or higher recommended)

All times are UTC-7 (PDT/Pacific Time) (Please also account for DST (Daylight Savings Time) for older/newer entries up until it is abolished/no longer followed)

Note that on 2022, Sunday, March 13th at 2:00 am PST, the time jumped ahead 1 hour to 3:00 am.

You may need special rendering support for the <details> HTML tag being used in this document

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File history

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Version 1 (2022, Sunday, September 4th at 6:03 pm PST)

This version was made by: @seanpm2001

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Changes:

• Started the file
• Added the title section
• Added the MIMETYPE section
• Added the Examples section
• • Added the Basic Example subsection
• • Added the Indented Example subsection
• • Added the Numbered Example subsection
• Added the file info section
• Added the file history section
• • Added an entry for version 1
• No other changes in version 1

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