What is the way to create custom metadata in salesforce org? Are there any specific steps that i should follow?I have tried to create custom metadata via force.com IDE by creating an object with __md appended but it was creating custom object instead with __c appended at the end.I could not find any documentation related to creation of custom metadata records creation.
You can follow the below pdf to know all about custom metadata.
https://resources.docs.salesforce.com/198/latest/en-us/sfdc/pdf/custom_metadata_types_impl_guide.pdf