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authorAdam Bard <adam@adambard.com>2018-03-04 19:48:44 -0800
committerAdam Bard <adam@adambard.com>2018-03-04 19:48:44 -0800
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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ specific to a certain parser.
## HTML Elements
Markdown is a superset of HTML, so any HTML file is valid Markdown.
-```markdown
+```md
<!--This means we can use HTML elements in Markdown, such as the comment
element, and they won't be affected by a markdown parser. However, if you
create an HTML element in your markdown file, you cannot use markdown syntax
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ within that element's contents.-->
You can create HTML elements `<h1>` through `<h6>` easily by prepending the
text you want to be in that element by a number of hashes (#).
-```markdown
+```md
# This is an <h1>
## This is an <h2>
### This is an <h3>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ text you want to be in that element by a number of hashes (#).
```
Markdown also provides us with two alternative ways of indicating h1 and h2.
-```markdown
+```md
This is an h1
=============
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ This is an h2
Text can be easily styled as italic or bold using markdown.
-```markdown
+```md
*This text is in italics.*
_And so is this text._
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ __And so is this text.__
In GitHub Flavored Markdown, which is used to render markdown files on
GitHub, we also have strikethrough:
-```markdown
+```md
~~This text is rendered with strikethrough.~~
```
## Paragraphs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ GitHub, we also have strikethrough:
Paragraphs are a one or multiple adjacent lines of text separated by one or
multiple blank lines.
-```markdown
+```md
This is a paragraph. I'm typing in a paragraph isn't this fun?
Now I'm in paragraph 2.
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ I'm in paragraph three!
Should you ever want to insert an HTML `<br />` tag, you can end a paragraph
with two or more spaces and then begin a new paragraph.
-```markdown
+```md
I end with two spaces (highlight me to see them).
There's a <br /> above me!
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ There's a <br /> above me!
Block quotes are easy and done with the > character.
-```markdown
+```md
> This is a block quote. You can either
> manually wrap your lines and put a `>` before every line or you can let your lines get really long and wrap on their own.
> It doesn't make a difference so long as they start with a `>`.
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Block quotes are easy and done with the > character.
## Lists
Unordered lists can be made using asterisks, pluses, or hyphens.
-```markdown
+```md
* Item
* Item
* Another item
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ or
Ordered lists are done with a number followed by a period.
-```markdown
+```md
1. Item one
2. Item two
3. Item three
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ Ordered lists are done with a number followed by a period.
You don't even have to label the items correctly and Markdown will still
render the numbers in order, but this may not be a good idea.
-```markdown
+```md
1. Item one
1. Item two
1. Item three
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ render the numbers in order, but this may not be a good idea.
You can also use sublists
-```markdown
+```md
1. Item one
2. Item two
3. Item three
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ You can also use sublists
There are even task lists. This creates HTML checkboxes.
-```markdown
+```md
Boxes below without the 'x' are unchecked HTML checkboxes.
- [ ] First task to complete.
- [ ] Second task that needs done
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ This checkbox below will be a checked HTML checkbox.
You can indicate a code block (which uses the `<code>` element) by indenting
a line with four spaces or a tab.
-```markdown
+```md
This is code
So is this
```
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ a line with four spaces or a tab.
You can also re-tab (or add an additional four spaces) for indentation
inside your code
-```markdown
+```md
my_array.each do |item|
puts item
end
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ inside your code
Inline code can be created using the backtick character `
-```markdown
+```md
John didn't even know what the `go_to()` function did!
```
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ highlighting of the language you specify after the \`\`\`
Horizontal rules (`<hr/>`) are easily added with three or more asterisks or
hyphens, with or without spaces.
-```markdown
+```md
***
---
- - -
@@ -232,17 +232,17 @@ hyphens, with or without spaces.
One of the best things about markdown is how easy it is to make links. Put
the text to display in hard brackets [] followed by the url in parentheses ()
-```markdown
+```md
[Click me!](http://test.com/)
```
You can also add a link title using quotes inside the parentheses.
-```markdown
+```md
[Click me!](http://test.com/ "Link to Test.com")
```
Relative paths work too.
-```markdown
+```md
[Go to music](/music/).
```
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ But it's not that commonly used.
## Images
Images are done the same way as links but with an exclamation point in front!
-```markdown
+```md
![This is the alt-attribute for my image](http://imgur.com/myimage.jpg "An optional title")
```
@@ -281,20 +281,20 @@ And reference style works as expected.
## Miscellany
### Auto-links
-```markdown
+```md
<http://testwebsite.com/> is equivalent to
[http://testwebsite.com/](http://testwebsite.com/)
```
### Auto-links for emails
-```markdown
+```md
<foo@bar.com>
```
### Escaping characters
-```markdown
+```md
I want to type *this text surrounded by asterisks* but I don't want it to be
in italics, so I do this: \*this text surrounded by asterisks\*.
```
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ in italics, so I do this: \*this text surrounded by asterisks\*.
In GitHub Flavored Markdown, you can use a `<kbd>` tag to represent keyboard
keys.
-```markdown
+```md
Your computer crashed? Try sending a
<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>Del</kbd>
```
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ Your computer crashed? Try sending a
Tables are only available in GitHub Flavored Markdown and are slightly
cumbersome, but if you really want it:
-```markdown
+```md
| Col1 | Col2 | Col3 |
| :----------- | :------: | ------------: |
| Left-aligned | Centered | Right-aligned |
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ cumbersome, but if you really want it:
```
or, for the same results
-```markdown
+```md
Col 1 | Col2 | Col3
:-- | :-: | --:
Ugh this is so ugly | make it | stop