# Using Markdown in Pagure

Pagure uses Markdown syntax highlighting as the base for formatting comments in issues, pull requests, and in Markdown files in repositories. For basic formatting, Pagure follows common Markdown formatting, but it also has some unique syntax for more advanced formatting. This help page helps demonstrate how to use Markdown in Pagure.

Pagure relies on the Markdown python module to do the conversion. It has enabled a few extensions:

- Definition Lists

- Fenced Code Blocks

- Tables

- Smart Strong

- Admonition

- CodeHilite

- Sane lists

README files can also rely on:

- Abbreviations

- Footnotes

- Table of Contents

While comments use:

- New Line to Break

Warning

Pagure does not support linking to remote images, if you want to link to an image on a ticket, you will have to upload it to pagure.

## Styling

You can mark up text with bold, italics, or strikethrough.

- Style: Bold

    - Syntax: ** ** or __ __

    - Example: **This is bold text**

    - Output: This is bold text

- Style: Italics

    - Syntax: * * or _ _

    - Example: _This is italicized text_

    - Output: This is italicized text

- Style: Strikethrough

    - Syntax: ~~ ~~

    - Example: ~~This text is no longer relevant~~

    - Output: This text is no longer relevant

- Style: Bold and italics

    - Syntax: ** ** and _ _

    - Example: ** This text is the _most important thing ever_ **

    - Output: ** This text is the most important thing ever **

## Quoting

You can show text as being quoted with the > character.

    Before merging this pull request, remember Clark Kent mentioned this:
    > Double-check there's no reference to the Kryptonite library in the program since we removed that a few versions ago.

Before merging this pull request, remember Clark Kent mentioned this:

> Double-check there’s no reference to the Kryptonite library in the program since we removed that a few versions ago.

You can also make a line-wrapping blockquote using <br/>.

    Remember what Solomon said:
    > I don't want to survive. <br/> I want to live.

Remember what Solomon said:

> I don’t want to survive.

> I want to live.

For more details regarding Blockquote, refer Blockquote.

## Code

You can highlight parts of a line as code or create entire code blocks in your Markdown documents. You can do this with the backtick character (`). Text inside of backticks will not be formatted.

    When running the program for the first time, use `superman --initialize`.

When running the program for the first time, use `superman --initialize`.

To format multiple lines of code into its own block, you can wrap the text block with four tilde (~) characters

    Install the needed system libraries:
    `~~~~`
    sudo dnf install git python-virtualenv libgit2-devel \
                    libjpeg-devel gcc libffi-devel redhat-rpm-config
    `~~~~`

Install the needed system libraries:

    sudo dnf install git python-virtualenv libgit2-devel \
                 libjpeg-devel gcc libffi-devel redhat-rpm-config

## Hyperlinks

### Regular links

Need to embed a link to somewhere else? No problem! You can create an in-line link by wrapping the text in [ ] and appending the URL in parentheses ( ) immediately after.

Pagure is used by the [Fedora Project](https://fedoraproject.org).

Pagure is used by the Fedora Project.

### Links to ticket/PR of the same project

You want to link to a ticket or a pull-request in the current project? Easy just use # immediately followed by the identifier of the ticket or pull-request.

This is an example for #2921

This is an example for #2921

### Links to ticket/PR of another project

You want to link to a ticket or a pull-request of a different project? Simply add the project name in front of the # and immediately followed by the identifier of the ticket or pull-request.

This is an example for pagure#2921

This is an example for pagure#2921

## Lists

### Unordered lists

You can make unordered lists spanning multiple lines with either - or *.

    * Superman
    * Batman
        * Protector of Gotham City!
    * Superwoman
    * Harley Quinn
        * Something on this list is unlike the others...

- Superman

- Batman

    - Protector of Gotham City!

- Superwoman

- Harley Quinn

    - Something on this list is unlike the others…

### Ordered lists

You can make ordered lists by preceding each line with a number.

    1. Superman
    2. Batman
        1. Protector of Gotham City!
        2. He drives the Batmobile!
    3. Superwoman
    4. Harley Quinn
        1. Something on this list is unlike the others...
        2. Somebody evil lurks on this list!

1. Superman

2. Batman

     1. Protector of Gotham City!

     2. He drives the Batmobile!

3. Superwoman

4. Harley Quinn

     1. Something on this list is unlike the others…

     2. Somebody evil lurks on this list!

## Tagging users

You can tag other users on Pagure to send them a notification about an issue or pull request. To tag a user, use the @ symbol followed by their username. Typing the @ symbol in a comment will bring up a list of users that match the username. The list searches as you type. Once you see the name of the person you are looking for, you can click their name to automatically complete the tag.

@jflory7, could you please review this pull request and leave feedback?

@jflory7, could you please review this pull request and leave feedback?

## Tagging issues or pull requests

In a comment, you can automatically link a pull request or issue by its number. To link it, use the # character followed by its number. Like with tagging users, Pagure will provide suggestions for issues or pull requests as you type the number. You can select the issue in the drop-down to automatically tag the issue or pull request.

If you need to tag an issue or pull request that is outside of the current project, you are also able to do this. For cross-projects links, you can tag them by typing <project name>#id or <username>/<project name>#id.

## Emoji

Pagure natively supports emoji characters. To use emoji, you can use two colons wrapped around the emoji keyword (:emoji:). Typing a colon by itself will bring up a list of suggested emoji with a small preview. If you see the one you are looking for, you can click it to automatically complete the emoji.

I reviewed the PR and it looks good to me. :+1: Good to merge! :clapper:

I reviewed the PR and it looks good to me. 👍 Good to merge! 🎬

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