CREDITS is a file name used in documentation. It typically doesn't contain a file extension, and is recognizable by just the name. As the name implies, it is used to store the credits of who made a piece of software or media. It is typically a plain text format, and is able to be opened on any operating system.
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Operating system: Any (MS-DOS, DR-DOS, Windows, Windows 9x, Windows NT, Linux, GNU/Linux, Classic MacOS, MacOS, MacOS X, OS X, iOS, Android, ChromiumOS, ChromeOS, OS/2, Solaris, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonflyBSD, etc.)
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Opens with: Gedit, Notepad++ (GNU/Linux) Notepad, Notepad++ (Windows) ???, Notepad++ (MacOS) ???, Notepad++ (BSD) HTML Viewer (Android) ??? (iOS/iPadOS/iPhoneOS) ??? (OS/2) ??? (MS-DOS) ??? (DR-DOS) ??? (Solaris) etc.
Shebang? Typically none, none required (the name is the identifier)
Encoding: Any
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