Markdown

External

• Github "Mastering Markdown" https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/

Overview

Markdown is a lightweight syntax for styling all forms of writing on the GitHub platform. It is automatically interpreted on GitHub when found in Gists, comments in Issues and Pull Requests and files with .md or .markdown extension.

Headers

# This is a <h1> header
## This is a <h2> header
...
##### This is a <h5> header

Italic

*This text will be italic*
_This text will also be italic_

Bold

**This text will be bold**
__This text will also be bold__

Italic and bold can be combined.

Colors

<font color=magenta>something</font>

Link

The http:// URL specified in text are automatically converted to links. Otherwise:

[Text](url}

the URL can be absolute or relative.

Image

![Alt Text](url)

the URL can be absolute or relative.

Unnumbered List

Use stars or dashes as follows:

* Item 1
* Item 2
  * Item 2a
  * Item 2b

- Item 1
- Item 2
  - Item 2a
  - Item 2b

Numbered List

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
   * Item 2a
   * Item 2b

Blockquotes

{{{ something and use the '>' at the beginning of the line

> this is in > blockquotes }}}

!!!Inline Code

!!Backticks

{{{ blah blah blah `this will show up as code <blah>` then blah blah blah }}}

!!Four leading spaces

{{{ This will show up normal and

   this will show up
     as code

normal again }}}

!!Four Dashes

Works in GitHub, not sure if it works generically. When I find out, update this.

{{{

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oc whoami

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}}}

!!Code Fencing (GitHub Specific)

Specific to GitHub, allows multiple lines without indentation:

{{{ ``` this will show up

 as code

``` }}}

For syntax highlighting, specify the language:

{{{ ```javascript blah blah blah ``` }}}

!!!GitHub Specific Markdown

!!Strikethrough

{{{ ~~will be stroke through~~ }}}

!!User Reference (Mention)

{{{ @github-user-id }}}

This is called an “@mention”, because you’re mentioning the individual. You can also @mention teams within an organization.

!!Task Lists

{{{ - [x] item checked - [x] another item checked - [ ] item that is not checked }}}

!!!Tables

Second Header

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!!!Repository References

!!SHA References

Any reference to a commit’s SHA-1 hash will be automatically converted into a link to that commit on GitHub.

{{{ 16c999e8c71134401a78d4d46435517b2271d6ac mojombo@16c999e8c71134401a78d4d46435517b2271d6ac mojombo/github-flavored-markdown@16c999e8c71134401a78d4d46435517b2271d6ac }}}

!!Issue References

Any number that refers to an Issue or Pull Request will be automatically converted into a link.

{{{

1. 1

mojombo#1 mojombo/github-flavored-markdown#1 }}}