adds linting workflow

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.github/workflows/linting.yml

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+name: Linting- Markdown,Shell
+
+on:
+  push:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  markdown-linting:
+    name: Markdown lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: markdownlint-cli
+        uses: nosborn/github-action-markdown-cli@v3.3.0
+        with:
+          files: .
+          config_file: ".markdownlint.json"
+          # dot: false
+          # ignore_files: '".git*/**"'
+
+
+  markdown-check-links:
+    name: Markdown - checking links
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
+        with:
+          config-file: ".markdownlint.json"
+
+  shellcheck:
+    name: Shellcheck
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Run ShellCheck
+        uses: ludeeus/action-shellcheck@master

README.md

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 # DITTO
 
+<!-- markdown-link-check-disable -->
+[![Perform linting -
+Markdown](https://github.com/uab-cgds-worthey/DITTO/actions/workflows/linting.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/uab-cgds-worthey/DITTO/actions/workflows/linting.yml)
+<!-- markdown-link-check-enable -->
+
 ***!!! For research purposes only !!!***
 
 > **_NOTE:_**  In a past life, DITTO used a different remote Git management provider, [UAB