Namaste: Directory Description

Namaste (NAMe AS TExt) is a file naming convention to support primitive directory-level metadata tags exposed directly via filenames. As such, Namaste tags greet visitors who request a directory listing (e.g., Linux 'ls') with a glimpse of what the directory holds.

Implementations

Namaste (Python)

Code

• Mike Giarlo, Penn State: http://github.com/mjgiarlo/namaste
• Ed Summers, Library of Congress: http://github.com/edsu/namaste