File Extension Consensus

[Seumas Mac Uilleachan]

I use Markdown in a homegrown wiki, thus use "wiki". I have come across 
other Markdown wikis that don't use an extension at all. Since generally 
where needed the extension can be custom defined, why do we need a 
"standard" anyway?

On 06/11/10 06:59 PM, Brett wrote:

> Here are the results from the limited data set provided. It looks like 'markdown' is the winner followed by 'mdown'. Third place is a tie between 'text' and 'md'.

>

> If usage sets a standard, then 'markdown' is the standard.

>

>

> Used by Multiple Sources

> ------------------------

>

> * markdown - BBEdit, Elements, GitHub, Gruber<http://tinyurl.com/25bzct8>, TextMate

> * mdown - Elements, GitHub, TextMate

> * text - BBEdit, Gruber<http://tinyurl.com/2abbfjh>

> * md - Elements, GitHub

>

>

> Used by One Source

> ------------------

>

> * mark - BBEdit

> * mdwn - Elements

> * mkd - GitHub

> * mkdn - GitHub

>

>

> Suggested

> ---------

>

> * mdtext

> * mdtxt

> * mtext

>

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