Markdown code

ben_lubar

Markdown (as defined by Pandoc) supports [fenced code blocks] and [verbatim] text. If I write `foo` the output is foo. If I write `` `foo` `` the output is `foo`. In other words, [verbatim] text works as expected.

How about fenced code blocks?

here's a fenced code block using three tildes


... nope, not to spec.

>``````
here's a fenced code block using six backticks
``````

Well, it almost got that one right. Almost. 

I was going to post another example, but putting more backticks in this post breaks the formatting of the previous examples.

---
Filed under: [FUCKING HELL WHY DOES MARKDOWN DELETE TWO STANDARDS WHEN I PUSH BACKSPACE ONCE](#tag)

[fenced code blocks]: http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/README.html#fenced-code-blocks
[verbatim]: http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/README.html#verbatim