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title: "What is the use of the README.md file?"  
description: "What is the use of the README.md file?"  
author: "Jiva Ram"  
published: 2025-06-30  
updated: 2025-06-30  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161758/what-is-the-use-of-the-readme-md-file  
category: "GitHub"  
tags: ["github", "git"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the use of the README.md file?

**What is the use of the README.md [file](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/59/encrypting-and-decrypting-files-using-c-sharp)? What is [benefits](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/75377/surprising-benefits-of-learning-to-code) of that.**


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