Template:Cite GitHub/doc

Cite GitHub.

Use this to Cite GitHub.

TemplateData

Cites a GitHub commit or file.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
URL	url	The URL to the resource. Example https://github.com/Chew/MLB-GameFeed-Bot/blob/875f62c510ba9703ccbe2d285d046930372203ba/src/main/java/pw/chew/mlb/MLBBot.java	URL	required
Title	title	The title of the file, commit, etc. Example MLBBot.java	String	required
Author	author	The author of the commit, if applicable.	String	optional
Org/User	org	Org/User of Repo Example The organization, or username, of the user/company who owns the repository linked.	String	required
Repository Name	repo	The name of the repository being cited. Example chew.pw	String	required
Type	type	The type of thing being cited. Currently just a commit or file. Suggested values commit file	String	required
Commit Hash	hash	The hash of the commit being referenced. Only required if the type is a commit.	String	required
File Commit	commit	The commit hash of the file version being referenced. Only required if the specified type is a file.	String	optional
Retrieved Date	retrieved	The date the file was retrieved. Not necessary if referencing a hash.	Date	suggested