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Clarify capitalization of .editorconfig file
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florianb authored Jan 20, 2025
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In EditorConfig:

- "EditorConfig files" (usually named ``.editorconfig``) include section(s)
storing key-value pairs. EditorConfig files must conform to
this specification.
- "EditorConfig files" are files with the name `.editorconfig` that contain key-value pairs.
These files must follow this specification.
EditorConfig files may have been created on file systems that do not differentiate between
upper and lowercase letters. Therefore, plugins should recognise filenames that contain any
letter case, such as ".EditorConfig" or ".EDITORCONFIG".
It is recommended that the EditorConfig file be created in all lowercase.
- "Cores" parse files conforming to this specification, and provide
key-value pairs to plugins.
- "Plugins" receive key-value pairs from cores and update an editor's
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