Additionally, I'd like to propose reformatting the sample to the minimal markdown line-length standard, 80 chars, to make it easier to read and in line with code-editing IDEs.
E.g.
# we assume most sites have one main provider which might provide the servers
# used to serve content. If you know this, you can look up that provider's
# carbon.txt file to make it possible to start walking the graph.
[Upstream Providers]
# while a website might rely on a single provider, it's common to rely on other
# providers: google for analytics, or another CDN, and so on. Let's assume a
# simple site is hosted just by one org for this example.
providers = [<URL for company>]
# That's all you need
Noticed while adding the format to this site: http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Carbon.txt which I hope will boost exposure a little.
Additionally, I'd like to propose reformatting the sample to the minimal markdown line-length standard, 80 chars, to make it easier to read and in line with code-editing IDEs.
E.g.