Formatting Errors in YAML Files

Overview of YAML files

YAML (yet another markup language) can be defined as readable data that’s used for configuration, application setup, and data exchange. They contain data in a structured format. The data is either organized into key-value pairs, data structures, or lists. They’re much easier to understand than other data-readable formats such as XML or JSON. As explained, they’re mostly for configurational purposes, i.e., setting up environmental and other needed setup in an application. An example of a YAML file can be seen below: