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Markdown (*.md)

What is markdown?

  • Writing Format
  • Plain Text/Human Readable
  • Simple, Compact Syntax (Formatting)
  • Open Source
  • History:
    • Inspired by Email text formatting

Flavors of Markdown

  • Markdown (Original, John Gruber)
  • Enhanced Versions
    • Markdown Extra
    • Multi-markdown
    • GitHub Flavored Markdown
    • Several More

Why is Markdown?

  • Simple Format
  • Lightweight
  • Widely Supported
  • Cross-Platform
  • Cross-Device
  • Online/Cloud-Based Workflows
  • Use for Writing/Publish to HTML/PDF

Use Cases

  • Cloud-based Note Taking
  • Outlining/Brainstorming
  • Composition/Prose/Scripts
  • Content for a Blog / Website
  • GitHub/Bitbucket
  • and many more!

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Markdown is a markup language that allows users to add formatting to plain text documents. I have added few examples with possible scenarios

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