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Citation File Format README: creating and validating a CITATION.cff file
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A source note for people who publish software or datasets, including media tools and datasets, and want machine-readable citation metadata. It sums up what the README says about the file, three ways to create one, command-line and container validation, and its licence. It was read from the README only and not run.
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Citation File Format README: creating and validating a CITATION.cff file
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A source note for people who publish software or datasets, including media tools and datasets, and want machine-readable citation metadata. It sums up what the README says about the file, three ways to create one, command-line and container validation, and its licence. It was read from the README only and not run.
Useful starting points
- The README's example values are sample data, so replace every field with your own project's details.
- A validation failure prints a Traceback; the README says to look for the validation error lines in the output.
- A citation file carries metadata only and does not settle rights or credit.
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