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In GitHub, a repository's main page, under the list of files, by default, there's a compiled view of a README.md markdown file.

I like it. But, can this be a reStructuredText file, or an HTML file, instead?

What's the support? What is the logic there? What can I use?

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A Github readme needs to be called readme to be picked up. GitHub supports the extensions listed below, you can read more details on the markdown readme file.

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The following are my findings so far.

I'm also waiting for an answer from GitHub.

Possible formats

John C's, answer regarding the formats leads us to the GitHub markup library, which answers the formats question.

Possible names

It seems that the name, excluding the extension, must be README.

Seems to be case–insensitive.

Case of the extension does seem to matter.

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