Markdown Syntax

• html <em> is markdown *emphasis* or _italics_ = emphasis or italics
• html <strong> is markdown **strong* or __bold__ = strong or bold
• html strikethrough is not supported but can just be <del>strikethrough</del> = strikethrough
• html <blockquote> is markdown >

  at the start of each line

• html unordered list <ul> = - item or alternatives: + item , * item
• html <hr /> is markdown - - - or alternatives: * * * , *** , *****
• html <a href= for hyper links is:

<http://blog.john-pfeiffer.com> converts into a link that is automatically turned clickable:

<a href="http://johnpfeiffer.bitbucket.org">http://johnpfeiffer.bitbucket.org</a>

[an example](http://example.com/ "ExampleTitle") an example

• both absolute and relative links are supported, as well as reference links that are defined elsewhere: This is [an example][someid]

  [someid]: http://example.com/ "Optional Title Here"

1. numbered list 1 at the beginning of each line

   • any digit will do, the numbering is rendered in order
   • ensure the numbered list is surrounded by empty lines

Inline code is markdown `backtick around the text` = backtick around the text

A code block is markdown indent 4 spaces or 1 tab

• a blank line in the code block still needs to be indented
• ensure the code block is surrounded by empty lines

:::text or :::bash at the top of a code block will control the syntax highlighting, see http://pygments.org/docs/lexers

H1

# H1

H6

###### H6

Tables are (sometimes) not supported but...

Table with left justified (GitHub Flavored Markdown)

|in|out|other|
|---|---|---|
|yes|no|maybe|

Table with text center aligned

|short|long centered|
|:-:|:-:|
|y|n|

HTML Table

<table><th>header</th>
  <tr>
    <td>first column in row 1</td><td>2nd column</td>
  </tr>
</table>

more info

http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax