A Markdown cheat sheet

This is a simple Markdown cheat sheet that I created for my own needs, so I can find what I use and need quickly. If it’s a helpful resource for you too, cool.

Headers

# H1
## H2
### H3
#### H4

This is also an H1
==================

And this is an H2
-----------------

Paragraphs

• A paragraph is one or more consecutive lines.
• One or more empty lines marks the end of a paragraph.
• 2+ blank spaces at the end of a line create an HTML break (<BR> tag)

Lists

• Use * with no indentation for unordered list. (Can use + or - instead, if preferred.)
• Use 1. with no indentation for ordered lists. Can be (1,1,1) or (1,2,3).
• The markers you use can be indented up to three spaces.

Code blocks (PRE and CODE)

PRE blocks (technically <pre><code>...</code></pre> blocks):

• Either (a) indent code by 4 spaces or 1 tab, or (b) use four backtick marks on the lines before and after your code block
• An improved form is to create a PRE block is this: ```scala ... code in here ... ```
• Special characters &, <, and > are automatically handled

this shows the four-space approach:

    this is some code
    some more code

this shows the backtick approach:

````
some code here ...
some more code ...
````

Here’s the form that lets you specify a PRE/CODE block and the programming language or environment inside of it:

```scala
println("Hello, World")
```

CODE spans:

• Use backticks around code: `doFoo()`

Links

This is [an example](http://example.com/) link
This is [an example](http://example.com/ "Title") with a title

Blockquotes

• Prefix each blockquote line with a greater-than symbol >
• Add additional > symbols for more indentation levels.

Example:

> This is a blockquote with two paragraphs. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
> consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aliquam hendrerit mi posuere lectus.
> Vestibulum enim wisi, viverra nec, fringilla in, laoreet vitae, risus.

Fonts

These examples show how to use italics and bold fonts in markdown:

_emphasis_
__strong__

`doFoo()`  // code

Italics and bold fonts with Markdown are actually a bit more flexible:

*single asterisks*        // em
_single underscores_      // em

**double asterisks**      // strong
__double underscores__    // strong

If you really need asterisks use a backslash:

\*this text is surrounded by literal asterisks\*

Images

![Alt text](/path/to/img.jpg)
![Alt text](/path/to/img.jpg "Optional title")

Tables

Tables don’t seem to be a standard in Markdown, but these days I use the MacDown editor, and this table format works fine with MacDown:

| Tables        | Are           | Cool  |
| ------------- |:-------------:| -----:|
| col 3 is      | right-aligned | $1600 |
| col 2 is      | centered      |   $12 |
| zebra stripes | are neat      |    $1 |

I found that syntax on this Markdown cheat sheet. That link notes that the outer pipe symbols are optional, and there must be at least three dashes (---) in each header cell.

Comments

When you’re working with a large Markdown document it’s nice to be able to include comments inside your Markdown text. You can do this by putting your comments inside HTML comment tags:

<!---
your comment goes here
and here
-->

I found this tip here on SO, where the author suggests using triple dashes so your comments will be safe when your Markdown is used with other tools like Pandoc.

Miscellaneous

• Create a horizontal rule (<HR> tag) with three or more asterisks, hyphens, or underscores.

More Markdown information

• For more information and details, see http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax
• Here is a link to an online editor: http://markable.in/editor/
• Another online editor: http://dillinger.io/

An example

Here's a Markdown example from one of my Github projects. It doesn't use all of the Markdown functionality, but it's a start.

Akka Remote "Hello, world" Example
==================================

As it's name indicates, this is a simple "Hello, world" example
for Akka remote actors. It shows how to create a local actor,
a remote actor, and send messages between them.

Assumptions
-----------

For the purposes of this code, I assume you know the following:

1. Scala
1. SBT (the Simple Build Tool)
1. How to use Akka actors within one JVM (i.e., the actor basics)

Running the Code
----------------

Follow these steps to run the code:

1. `cd` into the _HelloRemote_ directory.
1. Type `sbt run` to start the remote actor system.
1. In a separate terminal window, `cd` into the _HelloLocal_ directory.
1. Type `sbt run` to start the local actor system.

When the local actor system starts, it will send an initial message
to the remote actor system. The remote actor will send a reply through
its `sender` reference, and this will continue five times. When the
action stops, stop each system by pressing Ctrl-C.

Problems?
---------

If you're having any problems with this code, edit the _application.conf_
file in the _src/main/resources_ directory of each project, and remove the
comments from the debug-related lines.

More Information
----------------

See the following URL for more information:

http://alvinalexander.com/scala/simple-akka-actors-remote-example