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-== Introducing Em ==
-
-Em is a *limited* markup language that compiles to HTML.
-It is similar to Markdown, but it has a few key advantages:
-
- 1. It is more readable.
- 2. It is simpler to parse.
- 3. There is *not* more than one way to do it (sorry Larry).
-For any given HTML output, there is only a single possible Em input.
-
-As was said above, Em is also more limited than Markdown,
-because it values plain-text readability more than power.
-Most clearly, hyperlinks cannot have arbitrary link text;
-they have to be formatted in a fashion similar to how they
-are included in e-mails:
-
- It can be downloaded here [1].
-
- [1] v1.zip
-
-This is translated to the following HTML:
-
- <p>It can be downloaded here (<a href="v1.zip">link</a>).
-
-This limitation is intentional, because there is no other readable way
-of specifying what text is part of the link text. But it should be remembered
-that the purpose of Em -- and of Markdown -- is not to be a general-purpose
-HTML preprocessor, but rather to be a simple, readable markup language.
-In many ways, Markdown has come short of this original goal.
-
-The name Em is an abbreviation of e-mail, because the format
-could be used in a plain-text e-mail without anyone noticing.
-It is also an allusion to the unit called em.
-
-== Syntax ==
-
-=== Block-level elements ===
-
-Block-level elements are separated using one empty line.
-This empty line is removed in the final HTML output.
-
-Lists begin with a single space:
-
- - Test
- - Test
- - Test
-
- 1. Test
- 2. Test
- 3. Test
-
- term: definition
- term: definition
-
-Lists within lists begin with another space. Tables, which normally start
-with two spaces, cannot be put inside a list.
-
-Tables begin with two spaces; cells are separated with tabs.
-Empty cells have a single empty space.
-
- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
- Test Test Test
-
-Code blocks begin with a tab (or four spaces?):
-
- #include <stdio.h>
- main(){
- puts("Hello world!");
- }
-
-If "paragraph lists" are wanted, then normal paragraphs should be used:
-
- 1. This is the first point.
- Bla bla bla.
-
- 2. This is the second point.
- Bla bla bla.
-
-Headings are formatted with equal signs:
-
- = First-level heading =
-
- == Second-level heading ==
-
- === Third-level heading ===
-
-The equal signs on the right side are not optional.
-
-A paragraph containing three hyphens signifies a horizontal rule:
-
- ---
-
-== Inline formatting ==
-
-Three types of inline formatting are supported:
-
- b: underline (_)
- i: asterisk (*)
- tt: backquote (`)
-
-They are valid only at word borders.
-One type of inline formatting cannot contain another one.
-
-Only visual formatting (b, i, tt) is supported, not semantic (strong, em, code),
-as the HTML translator cannot possibly know the semantics of the text.
-
-Links are available only as in plain-text e-mail [1].
-
- [1] http://like.this.example.com/
-
-When converting to HTML, references containing only a URL are converted
-to (link), optionally localized. References containing text are shown as footnotes.
-
-Reference lists are a special case of lists, which is why they begin with a space. \ No newline at end of file