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List of "languages" to be used in "preformatted" code blocks for "Syntax Highlighting"
When I enter a "preformatted" code block in a body of Q or A, I have the option to specify the language of this code like this:
```bash
#!/bin/bash
echo "something"
sleep 10
exit
``...
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Automatically wrapping lines in Ask Ubuntu
I'm new to forums and stuff like that. I need to post my wifi-info scripts output in Ask Ubuntu using Firefox and I need to keep it as it is without wrapping any lines. As soon as copy and paste it, ...
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What should I do when a user persistently insists on poor formatting and resists formatting improvements?
Context: https://askubuntu.com/posts/971884/revisions
I edited an answer of a user who got distracted and forgot the Markdown syntax, using 1) instead of 1. for writing an ordered list. Therefore the ...
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Please don't use underscores for formatting
SE Markdown supports both underscores and asterisks for marking italics and bold:
_foo_ __foo__ *foo* **foo**
foo foo foo foo
However, the SE editor (both in browsers and apps) only recognises (...
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Can someone elaborate for me the rule on using the back tick for emphasis? [duplicate]
Is there a rule against which markdown codes are allowed in formatting text for easy reading? It's my impressing that a lot of text that is displayed that isn't code is displayed using code tags to ...
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Unexpected formatting with code in list
I posted a answer and below some list items the code content turned to other format different from what I was expecting. I tried to indent either by code button or manually but didn't work. Is It a UI ...
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Make blockquote formatting button not destroy the source layout!
You ever had a post in front of you where the OP did mix up blockquote and code formatting? Not those easy cases where he/she wrote a > character before the paragraph himself, but those cases when ...
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How do I escape backticks in a backticks command?
I found: "How do I escape backticks in a comment?", but I want to escape backticks, if I use backticks to format code in an answer.
The following doesn't work:
`sudo update-initramfs -v -u -k \`...
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How do I get the button icons? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to use keyboard 'icon' in markdown?
I've seen in some questions or answer that people are able to turn 'alt' or 'shift' into little button icons that say the name ...
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how to add keys symbol & and software center package link in askUbuntu answer?
I know this very dumb question in Ask Ubuntu.
I want to know how in this link the key symbols are attached in question
and in this link (in answer section 2 question) how Ubuntu software center open ...
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How to use keyboard 'icon' in markdown?
Guys, I was looking in a question when I found a different way to markup keyboard (combination of keys) to express commands. I cant found a previously answer about Markdown (except this, but not ...
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Blockquote button broken?
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Above is an example of what I get when trying to create a blockquote using the toolbar button. I'm fairly sure this isn't what's meant to happen. I'...
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What HTML and/or Markdown code is allowed in comments?
What HTML and/or Markdown code is allowed in comments?
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