An h1 header

Paragraphs are separated by a blank line.

2nd paragraph. 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.

An h2 header

Here’s a numbered list:

  1. first item
  2. second item
  3. 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) }


This is the content of the script:

#!/bin/bash
# ***********************************************************************************************
# When you copy directories it usually happens, that the access/modification time of the new directory
# is changed to the current date. However, for the daily working routine it is often very helpful to 
#  sort files
# according to their last modification time. This problem was the motivation to write this batch file.
#
# I want to change the access time of files recursively in two directory trees
# The files in the directories have different access time
# I want to transfer the access time from one file (in my case the older file) to the other (in my case the newer file)
#
# usage script  
#
# author: Karl-Heinz Kunzelmann
# date:   2011-05-21
# ************************************************************************************************


if [ -z "contents/4_Software/test2" ]
then
  echo "Usage: ./KHKs_TranferCreationDate.sh  "
  exit 
fi 

# the following block is necessary to handle blanks in filenames and directories
# from: http://codesnippets.joyent.com/posts/show/1105
# In bash, you can just set the internal field separator (IFS) to not include 
# spaces and you'll be able to use paths with spaces in them

ORIGINAL_IFS= 	

IFS=$'\n'

# var1= removes final slash from paths

SOURCE_DIRECTORY=contents/4_Software/test2         # source directory = the time stamp I want to transfer
TARGET_DIRECTORY=                # target directory = the time stamp I want to change


IFS=         # revert the IFS to the orignal state

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

~~~ define foobar() { print “Welcome to flavor country!”; } ~~~

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

~~~python import time

Quick, count to ten!

for i in range(10): # (but not too quick) time.sleep(0.5) print i ~~~

An h3 header

Now a nested list:

  1. First, get these ingredients:

    • carrots
    • celery
    • lentils
  2. Boil some water.

  3. 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)
    

    Do not bump wooden spoon or it will fall.

Notice again how text always lines up on 4-space indents (including that last line which continues item 3 above). Here’s a link to a website. Here’s a link to a local doc. Here’s a footnote 1.

Tables can look like this:

size material color —- ———— ———— 9 leather brown 10 hemp canvas natural 11 glass transparent

Table: Shoes, their sizes, and what they’re made of

(The above is the caption for the table.) Here’s a definition list:

apples
: Good for making applesauce. oranges
: Citrus! tomatoes
: There’s no “e” in tomatoe.

Again, text is indented 4 spaces. (Alternately, put blank lines in between each of the above definition list lines to spread things out more.)

Inline math equations go in like so: \(\omega = d\phi / dt\). Display math should get its own line and be put in in double-dollarsigns:

12306I = \int \rho R^{2} dV12306

Done.


  1. Footnote text goes here.  ↩