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diff --git a/doc/helponformatting.mdwn b/doc/helponformatting.mdwn index 2238fcbfe..545148e86 100644 --- a/doc/helponformatting.mdwn +++ b/doc/helponformatting.mdwn @@ -10,23 +10,23 @@ in single or double asterisks. To create a list, start each line with an asterisk: -* \* this is my list -* \* another item +* "* this is my list" +* "* another item" To make a numbered list, start each line with a number (any number will do) followed by a period: -1. 1\. first line -2. 2\. second line -2. 2\. third line +1. "1. first line" +2. "2. second line" +2. "2. third line" To create a header, start a line with one or more `#` characters followed by a space and the header text. The number of `#` characters controls the size of the header: -## h2 -### h3 -#### h4 +## ## h2 +### ### h3 +#### #### h4 To create a horizontal rule, just write three or more dashes on their own line: @@ -44,10 +44,9 @@ To write a code block, indent each line with a tab: 20 GOTO 10 To link to another page on the wiki, place the page's name inside double -square brackets to create a [[[[WikiLink]]]]. +square brackets, so you would use `\[[WikiLink]]` to link to [[WikiLink]]. -To link to any other web page, you can just put the url in angle brackets: -<<http://ikiwiki.kitenet.net>>, or you can use the form +To link to any other web page, or to an email address, you can just put the url in angle brackets: <<http://ikiwiki.kitenet.net>>, or you can use the form \[link text\]\(url\) ---- |