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diff --git a/doc/markdown/markdown.md b/doc/markdown/markdown.md index bc8e7d155e7..83c77742b19 100644 --- a/doc/markdown/markdown.md +++ b/doc/markdown/markdown.md @@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ GFM will autolink almost any URL you copy and paste into your text. ## Code and Syntax Highlighting +_GitLab uses the [rouge ruby library][rouge] for syntax highlighting. For a +list of supported languages visit the rouge website._ + Blocks of code are either fenced by lines with three back-ticks <code>```</code>, or are indented with four spaces. Only the fenced code blocks support syntax highlighting. ```no-highlight @@ -585,3 +588,5 @@ By including colons in the header row, you can align the text within that column - This document leveraged heavily from the [Markdown-Cheatsheet](https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet). - The [Markdown Syntax Guide](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax) at Daring Fireball is an excellent resource for a detailed explanation of standard markdown. - [Dillinger.io](http://dillinger.io) is a handy tool for testing standard markdown. + +[rouge]: http://rouge.jneen.net/ "Rouge website" |