Standardize OpenAPI spec references to .yaml across docs #5586
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Summary
Standardizes OpenAPI specification file references from
.ymlto.yamlacross documentation pages for consistency with the project structure page and starter template.Problem
User feedback reported that the quickstart page mentions
openapi.yamlin the starter template file tree but then uses.ymlin thefern initcommand, causing confusion when following along. The same inconsistency appeared across several other pages.Changes
fern init --openapi /path/to/openapi.yml→.yamlopenapi.yml→openapi.yamlopenapi.yml→openapi.yamlopenapi.yml→openapi.yamlopenapi.yml→openapi.yamlFern config files (
docs.yml,generators.yml) remain.yml— this change only affects OpenAPI spec file references.Requested by: Fern Support