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but it was then repurposed between December 2001 and April 2002 as YAML Ain't Markup Language, a recursive acronym, to distinguish its purpose as data-oriented rather than document markup.

Versions

Design

Syntax

A cheat sheet and full specification are available at the official site. The following is a synopsis of the basic elements.

YAML accepts the entire Unicode character set, except for some control characters,

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