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Just curious why a new answer and not just small improvements to the existing and (hopefully) well structured answer.

Pavel Šimerda
– Pavel Šimerda

2014-12-26 22:33:34 +00:00
Commented Dec 26, 2014 at 22:33
The first two Documentation links are currently defunct.

Peter Hansen
– Peter Hansen

2015-03-02 22:55:14 +00:00
Commented Mar 2, 2015 at 22:55
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Why use Requires instead of Want?

Karl Morrison
– Karl Morrison

2017-08-09 10:58:23 +00:00
Commented Aug 9, 2017 at 10:58

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create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)

<https://example.com>

[example](https://example.com)

<a href="https://example.com">example</a>

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