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name: "Outputting Text" description: "Write content to structured .txt files using markdown and XML formatting."

Outputting Text

Required Actions

1. Write to .txt file (descriptive filename)
2. Open immediately:
   • macOS: open filename.txt
   • Linux: xdg-open filename.txt
   • Windows: start filename.txt

Formatting

Markdown for structure:

Copy# Main Topic
## Subsection
- Bullet points
- **Bold** for emphasis
- `code` for technical terms

XML for semantic sections:

Copy<summary>Brief overview</summary>
<context>Background information</context>
<details>Key points</details>
<next-steps>What to do next</next-steps>

Template

Copy# [Title]

<summary>
One paragraph: what this is about and why it matters.
</summary>

<context>
## Background
Essential context. What led to this?

## Key Concepts
- Concept 1: Brief explanation
- Concept 2: Brief explanation
</context>

<details>
## Main Content

### Subsection 1
Content...

### Subsection 2
Content...
</details>

<next-steps>
## What to Do Next
1. First action
2. Second action

## Questions to Consider
- Question 1
- Question 2
</next-steps>

Example Flow

Copy# Write TXT file
cat > clear_filename.txt << 'EOF'
[content]
EOF

# Open immediately
open clear_filename.txt

# Confirm
echo "✅ Written to clear_filename.txt and opened for review"

Combination

Use with CLEAR snippet for concise style: TXT CLEAR