Guidelines on how to name repositories in GitHub at UT Dallas

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Here are some suggested guidelines on how to create repository names that are descriptive and searchable.

Repository names should use lower case letters only and be delimited by dashes

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Use 'src' as prefix for source code repositories

src-<language>-<functional area: optional>-<project name>

Examples: src-java-student, src-java-mobileapp, src-cf-isso, src-ps-vas, etc.

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Use 'proj' as prefix for repositories for projects (not affiliated with source code)

Example: proj-datacentermove, proj-internalaudit, etc.

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Use 'www' as prefix for repositories with web content

Examples: www-homepage, www-jsom, www-studentaffairs

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Use 'scripts' as prefix for repositories that are primarily to store scripts

Examples: scripts-oracle, scripts-sqlserver, scripts-windowsserver

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Use 'product' as prefix for repositories containing artifacts for vended products

Examples: product-jira, product-bioraft, product-ansible

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Use 'temp' as prefix for repositories that are used for limited periods

Examples: temp-bomgarpoc, temp-awstesting