An h1 header ============

Paragraphs are separated by a blank line.

2nd paragraph. Italic , bold , and monospace . Itemized lists look like:

this one
that one
the other one

Note that — not considering the asterisk — the actual text content starts at 4-columns in.

Block quotes are written like so.

They can span multiple paragraphs, if you like.

Use 3 dashes for an em-dash. Use 2 dashes for ranges (ex., “ it ’ s all in chapters 12 – 14 ” ). Three dots … will be converted to an ellipsis. Unicode is supported. ☺

An h2 header — — — —

Here ’ s a numbered list:

first item
second item
third item

Note again how the actual text starts at 4 columns in (4 characters from the left side). Here ’ s a code sample:

Let me re-iterate … for i in 1 .. 10 { do-something(i) }

As you probably guessed, indented 4 spaces. By the way, instead of indenting the block, you can use delimited blocks, if you like:

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                  define foobar() {
                
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                      print "Welcome to flavor country!";
                
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                  }

(which makes copying & pasting easier). You can optionally mark the delimited block for Pandoc to syntax highlight it:

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                  import
                   
                  time
                
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                  #
                   Quick, count to ten!
                
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                  for i in range(10):
                
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                      # (but not *too* quick)
                
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                      time.sleep(0.5)
                
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                      print(i)

An h3 header ###

Now a nested list:

First, get these ingredients:
- carrots
- celery
- lentils
Boil some water.
Dump everything in the pot and follow this algorithm:

find wooden spoon uncover pot stir cover pot balance wooden spoon precariously on pot handle wait 10 minutes goto first step (or shut off burner when done)

Tables

Option	Description
data	path to data files to supply the data that will be passed into templates.
engine	engine to be used for processing templates. Handlebars is the default.
ext	extension to be used for dest files.

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