AsciiDoc - AsciiDoc Syntax Quick Reference (original) (raw)

| | The examples on this page demonstrate the output produced by the built-in HTML converter. An AsciiDoc converter is expected to produce complementary output when generating other output formats, such as PDF, EPUB, and DocBook. | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |

Paragraphs

Example 1. Paragraph

Paragraphs don't require special markup in AsciiDoc.
A paragraph is defined by one or more consecutive lines of text.
Line breaks within a paragraph are not displayed.

Leave at least one empty line to begin a new paragraph.

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Paragraphs don’t require special markup in AsciiDoc. A paragraph is defined by one or more consecutive lines of text. Line breaks within a paragraph are not displayed.

Leave at least one empty line to begin a new paragraph.

Example 2. Literal paragraph

A normal paragraph.

 A literal paragraph.
 One or more consecutive lines indented by at least one space.

 The text is shown in a fixed-width (typically monospace) font.
 The lines are preformatted (i.e., as formatted in the source).
 Spaces and newlines,
 like the ones in this sentence,
 are preserved.

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A normal paragraph.

A literal paragraph. One or more consecutive lines indented by at least one space.

The text is shown in a fixed-width (typically monospace) font. The lines are preformatted (i.e., as formatted in the source). Spaces and newlines, like the ones in this sentence, are preserved.

Example 3. Hard line breaks

Roses are red, +
violets are blue.

[%hardbreaks]
A ruby is red.
Java is black.

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Roses are red,
violets are blue.

A ruby is red.
Java is black.

Example 4. Lead paragraph

[.lead]
This text will be styled as a lead paragraph (i.e., larger font).

This paragraph will not be.

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This text will be styled as a lead paragraph (i.e., larger font).

This paragraph will not be.

| | The default Asciidoctor stylesheet automatically styles the first paragraph of the preamble as a lead paragraph if no role is specified on that paragraph. | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Text formatting

Example 5. Constrained bold, italic, and monospace

It has *strong* significance to me.

I _cannot_ stress this enough.

Type `OK` to accept.

That *_really_* has to go.

Can't pick one? Let's use them `*_all_*`.

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It has strong significance to me.

I cannot stress this enough.

Type OK to accept.

That really has to go.

Can’t pick one? Let’s use them **_all_**.

Example 6. Unconstrained bold, italic, and monospace

**C**reate, **R**ead, **U**pdate, and **D**elete (CRUD)

That's fan__freakin__tastic!

Don't pass generic ``Object``s to methods that accept ``String``s!

It was Beatle**__mania__**!

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Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD)

That’s fan_freakin_tastic!

Don’t pass generic Objects to methods that accept Strings!

It was Beatle**mania**!

Example 7. Highlight, underline, strikethrough, and custom role

Mark my words, #automation is essential#.

##Mark##up refers to text that contains formatting ##mark##s.

Where did all the [.underline]#cores# go?

We need [.line-through]#ten# twenty VMs.

A [.myrole]#custom role# must be fulfilled by the theme.

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Mark my words, automation is essential.

Markup refers to text that contains formatting marks.

Where did all the cores go?

We need ten twenty VMs.

A custom role must be fulfilled by the theme.

Example 8. Superscript and subscript

^super^script

~sub~script

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Example 9. Smart quotes and apostrophes

"`double curved quotes`"

'`single curved quotes`'

Olaf's desk was a mess.

A ``std::vector```'s size is the number of items it contains.

All of the werewolves`' desks were a mess.

Olaf had been with the company since the `'00s.

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“double curved quotes”

‘single curved quotes’

Olaf’s desk was a mess.

A std::vector’s size is the number of items it contains.

All of the werewolves’ desks were a mess.

Olaf had been with the company since the ’00s.

Links

Example 10. Autolinks, URL macro, and mailto macro

https://asciidoctor.org - automatic!

https://asciidoctor.org[Asciidoctor]

devel@discuss.example.org

mailto:devel@discuss.example.org[Discuss]

mailto:join@discuss.example.org[Subscribe,Subscribe me,I want to join!]

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Example 11. URL macros with attributes

https://chat.asciidoc.org[Discuss AsciiDoc,role=external,window=_blank]

https://chat.asciidoc.org[Discuss AsciiDoc^]

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| | The link: macro prefix is not required when the target starts with a URL scheme like https:. The URL scheme acts as an implicit macro prefix. | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

| | If the link text contains a comma and the text is followed by one or more named attributes, you must enclose the text in double quotes. Otherwise, the text will be cut off at the comma (and the remaining text will get pulled into the attribute parsing). | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Example 12. URLs with spaces and special characters

link:++https://example.org/?q=[a b]++[URL with special characters]

https://example.org/?q=%5Ba%20b%5D[URL with special characters]

Example 13. Link to relative file

Example 14. Link using a Windows UNC path

link:\\server\share\whitepaper.pdf[Whitepaper]

Example 15. Inline anchors

[[bookmark-a]]Inline anchors make arbitrary content referenceable.

[#bookmark-b]#Inline anchors can be applied to a phrase like this one.#

anchor:bookmark-c[]Use a cross reference to link to this location.

[[bookmark-d,last paragraph]]The xreflabel attribute will be used as link text in the cross-reference link.

Example 16. Cross references

See <<paragraphs>> to learn how to write paragraphs.

Learn how to organize the document into <<section-titles,sections>>.

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See Paragraphs to learn how to write paragraphs.

Learn how to organize the document into sections.

Example 17. Inter-document cross references

Refer to xref:document-b.adoc#section-b[Section B of Document B] for more information.

If you never return from xref:document-b.adoc[Document B], we'll send help.

The document header is optional. The header may not contain any empty lines and must be separated from the content by at least one empty line.

Example 18. Title

= Document Title

This document provides...

Example 19. Title and author line

= Document Title
Author Name <author@email.org>

This document provides...

Example 20. Title, author line, and revision line

= Document Title
Author Name <author@email.org>; Another Author <a.author@email.org>
v2.0, 2019-03-22

This document provides...

Example 21. Document header with attribute entries

= Document Title
Author Name <author@email.org>
v2.0, 2019-03-22
:toc:
:homepage: https://example.org

This document provides...

Section titles

When the document type is article (the default), the document can only have one level 0 section title (=), which is the document title (i.e., doctitle).

Example 22. Article section levels

= Document Title (Level 0)

== Level 1 Section Title

=== Level 2 Section Title

==== Level 3 Section Title

===== Level 4 Section Title

====== Level 5 Section Title

== Another Level 1 Section Title

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Document Title (Level 0)

Level 1 Section Title

Level 2 Section Title

Level 3 Section Title

Level 4 Section Title

Level 5 Section Title

Another Level 1 Section Title

The book document type can have additional level 0 section titles, which are interpreted as parts. The presence of at least one part implicitly makes the document a multi-part book.

Example 23. Book section levels

= Document Title (Level 0)

== Level 1 Section Title

= Level 0 Section Title (Part)

== Level 1 Section Title

=== Level 2 Section Title

==== Level 3 Section Title

===== Level 4 Section Title

====== Level 5 Section Title

= Another Level 0 Section Title (Part)

Example 24. Discrete heading (not a section)

[discrete]
=== I'm an independent heading!

This paragraph is its sibling, not its child.

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I’m an independent heading!

This paragraph is its sibling, not its child.

Automatic TOC

Example 25. Activate Table of Contents for a document

= Document Title
Doc Writer <doc.writer@email.org>
:toc:

Includes

Example 26. Include document parts

= Reference Documentation
Lead Developer

This is documentation for project X.

include::basics.adoc[]

include::installation.adoc[]

include::example.adoc[]

Example 27. Include content by tagged regions or lines

include::filename.txt[tag=definition]

include::filename.txt[lines=5..10]

Example 28. Include content from a URL

include::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/asciidoctor/asciidoctor/main/README.adoc[]

| | Including content from a URL is potentially dangerous, so it’s disabled if the safe mode is SECURE or greater. Assuming the safe mode is less than SECURE, you must also set the allow-uri-read attribute to permit the AsciiDoc processor to read content from a URL. | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Lists

Example 29. Unordered list

* List item
** Nested list item
*** Deeper nested list item
* List item
 ** Another nested list item
* List item

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List item
- Nested list item
  * Deeper nested list item
List item
- Another nested list item
List item

| | An empty line is required before and after a list to separate it from other blocks. You can force two adjacent lists apart by adding an empty attribute list (i.e., []) above the second list or by inserting an empty line followed by a line comment after the first list. If you use a line comment, the convention is to use //- to provide a hint to other authors that it’s serving as a list divider. | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Example 30. Unordered list max level nesting

* Level 1 list item
** Level 2 list item
*** Level 3 list item
**** Level 4 list item
***** Level 5 list item
****** etc.
* Level 1 list item

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Level 1 list item
- Level 2 list item
  * Level 3 list item
  * Level 4 list item
  * Level 5 list item
  * etc.
Level 1 list item

Example 31. Ordered list

. Step 1
. Step 2
.. Step 2a
.. Step 2b
. Step 3

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Step 1
Step 2
1. Step 2a
2. Step 2b
Step 3

Example 32. Ordered list max level nesting

. Level 1 list item
.. Level 2 list item
... Level 3 list item
.... Level 4 list item
..... Level 5 list item
. Level 1 list item

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Level 1 list item
1. Level 2 list item
  1. Level 3 list item
    1. Level 4 list item
    1. Level 5 list item
Level 1 list item

Ordered lists support numeration styles such as lowergreek and decimal-leading-zero.

Example 33. Checklist

* [*] checked
* [x] also checked
* [ ] not checked
* normal list item

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checked
also checked
not checked
normal list item

Example 34. Description list

First term:: The description can be placed on the same line
as the term.
Second term::
Description of the second term.
The description can also start on its own line.

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First term

The description can be placed on the same line as the term.

Second term

Description of the second term. The description can also start on its own line.

Example 35. Question and answer list

[qanda]
What is the answer?::
This is the answer.

Are cameras allowed?::
Are backpacks allowed?::
No.

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What is the answer?
This is the answer.
Are cameras allowed?
Are backpacks allowed?
No.

Example 36. Mixed

Operating Systems::
  Linux:::
    . Fedora
      * Desktop
    . Ubuntu
      * Desktop
      * Server
  BSD:::
    . FreeBSD
    . NetBSD

Cloud Providers::
  PaaS:::
    . OpenShift
    . CloudBees
  IaaS:::
    . Amazon EC2
    . Rackspace

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Operating Systems

Linux

Fedora
- Desktop
Ubuntu
- Desktop
- Server

BSD

FreeBSD
NetBSD

Cloud Providers

PaaS

OpenShift
CloudBees

IaaS

Amazon EC2
Rackspace

| | Lists can be indented. Leading whitespace is not significant. | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |

Example 37. Complex content in outline lists

* Every list item has at least one paragraph of content,
  which may be wrapped, even using a hanging indent.
+
Additional paragraphs or blocks are adjoined by putting
a list continuation on a line adjacent to both blocks.
+
list continuation:: a plus sign (`{plus}`) on a line by itself

* A literal paragraph does not require a list continuation.

 $ cd projects/my-book

* AsciiDoc lists may contain any complex content.
+
|===
|Column 1, Header Row |Column 2, Header Row

|Column 1, Row 1
|Column 2, Row 1
|===

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Every list item has at least one paragraph of content, which may be wrapped, even using a hanging indent.
Additional paragraphs or blocks are adjoined by putting a list continuation on a line adjacent to both blocks.
list continuation
a plus sign (+) on a line by itself
A literal paragraph does not require a list continuation.
AsciiDoc lists may contain any complex content.

Column 1, Header Row Column 2, Header Row

Column 1, Row 1 Column 2, Row 1

Column 1, Header Row	Column 2, Header Row
Column 1, Row 1	Column 2, Row 1

Images

You can use the imagesdir attribute to avoid hard coding the common path to your images in every image macro. The value of this attribute can be an absolute path, relative path, or base URL. If the image target is a relative path, the attribute’s value is prepended (i.e., it’s resolved relative to the value of the imagesdir attribute). If the image target is a URL or absolute path, the attribute’s value is not prepended.

Example 38. Block image macro

image::sunset.jpg[]

image::sunset.jpg[Sunset]

.A mountain sunset
[#img-sunset,caption="Figure 1: ",link=https://www.flickr.com/photos/javh/5448336655]
image::macros:sunset.jpg[Sunset,200,100]

image::https://asciidoctor.org/images/octocat.jpg[GitHub mascot]

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sunset

Sunset

Figure 1: A mountain sunset

GitHub mascot

Two colons following the image keyword in the macro (i.e., image::) indicates a block image (aka figure), whereas one colon following the image keyword (i.e., image:) indicates an inline image. (All macros follow this pattern). You use an inline image when you need to place the image in a line of text. Otherwise, you should prefer the block form.

Example 39. Inline image macro

Click image:play.png[] to get the party started.

Click image:pause.png[title=Pause] when you need a break.

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Click play to get the party started.

Click pause when you need a break.

Example 40. Inline image macro with positioning role

image:sunset.jpg[Sunset,150,150,role=right] What a beautiful sunset!

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Sunset What a beautiful sunset!

Example 41. Embedded

= Document Title
:data-uri:

When the data-uri attribute is set, all images in the document—including admonition icons—are embedded into the document as data URIs. You can also pass it as a command line argument using -a data-uri.

Audio

Example 42. Block audio macro

audio::ocean-waves.wav[]

audio::ocean-waves.wav[start=60,opts=autoplay]

Videos

Example 43. Block video macro

video::video-file.mp4[]

video::video-file.mp4[width=640,start=60,opts=autoplay]

Example 44. Embedded YouTube video

video::RvRhUHTV_8k[youtube]

Example 45. Embedded Vimeo video

| | You must set the experimental attribute in the document header to enable these macros. | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Example 46. Keyboard macro

|===
|Shortcut |Purpose

|kbd:[F11]
|Toggle fullscreen

|kbd:[Ctrl+T]
|Open a new tab
|===

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Shortcut	Purpose
F11	Toggle fullscreen
Ctrl+T	Open a new tab

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To save the file, select .

Select to reset the zoom level to the default setting.

Example 48. Button macro

Press the btn:[OK] button when you are finished.

Select a file in the file navigator and click btn:[Open].

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Press the OK button when you are finished.

Select a file in the file navigator and click Open.

Literals and source code

Example 49. Inline literal monospace

Output literal monospace text, such as `+{backtick}+` or `+http://localhost:8080+`, by enclosing the text in a pair of pluses surrounded by a pair backticks.

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Output literal monospace text, such as {backtick} or http://localhost:8080, by enclosing the text in a pair of pluses surrounded by a pair backticks.

Example 50. Literal paragraph

Normal line.

 Indent line by one space to create a literal line.

Normal line.

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Normal line.

Indent line by one space to create a literal line.

Normal line.

Example 51. Literal block

....
error: 1954 Forbidden search
absolutely fatal: operation lost in the dodecahedron of doom

Would you like to try again? y/n
....

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error: 1954 Forbidden search absolutely fatal: operation lost in the dodecahedron of doom

Would you like to try again? y/n

Example 52. Listing block with title

.Gemfile.lock
----
GEM
  remote: https://rubygems.org/
  specs:
    asciidoctor (2.0.15)

PLATFORMS
  ruby

DEPENDENCIES
  asciidoctor (~> 2.0.15)
----

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Listing 1. Gemfile.lock

GEM remote: https://rubygems.org/ specs: asciidoctor (2.0.15)

PLATFORMS ruby

DEPENDENCIES asciidoctor (~> 2.0.15)

Example 53. Source block with title and syntax highlighting

.Some Ruby code
[source,ruby]
----
require 'sinatra'

get '/hi' do
  "Hello World!"
end
----

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Listing 1. Some Ruby code

require 'sinatra'

get '/hi' do
  "Hello World!"
end

| | You must enable source highlighting by setting the source-highlighter attribute in the document header, CLI, or API. :source-highlighter: rouge See Syntax Highlighting to learn which values are accepted when using Asciidoctor. | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Example 54. Source block with callouts

[source,ruby]
----
require 'sinatra' // <1>

get '/hi' do // <2>
  "Hello World!" // <3>
end
----
<1> Library import
<2> URL mapping
<3> HTTP response body

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require 'sinatra' (1)

get '/hi' do (2)
  "Hello World!" (3)
end

1	Library import
2	URL mapping
3	HTTP response body

Example 55. Make callouts non-selectable

----
line of code // <1>
line of code # <2>
line of code ;; <3>
line of code <!--4-->
----
<1> A callout behind a line comment for C-style languages.
<2> A callout behind a line comment for Ruby, Python, Perl, etc.
<3> A callout behind a line comment for Clojure.
<4> A callout behind a line comment for XML or SGML languages like HTML.

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line of code (1)
line of code (2)
line of code (3)
line of code (4)

1	A callout behind a line comment for C-style languages.
2	A callout behind a line comment for Ruby, Python, Perl, etc.
3	A callout behind a line comment for Clojure.
4	A callout behind a line comment for XML or SGML languages like HTML.

Example 56. Source block content included from a file

[,ruby]
----
include::app.rb[]
----

Example 57. Source block content included from file relative to source directory

:sourcedir: src/main/java

[source,java]
----
include::{sourcedir}/org/asciidoctor/Asciidoctor.java[]
----

Example 58. Strip leading indentation from partial file content

[source,ruby]
----
include::lib/app.rb[tag=main,indent=0]
----

| | The indent attribute is frequently used when including source code by tagged region or lines. It can be specified on the include directive itself or the enclosing literal, listing, or source block. When indent is 0, the leading block indent is stripped. When indent is greater than 0, the leading block indent is first stripped, then a block is indented by the number of columns equal to this value. | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Example 59. Source paragraph (no empty lines)

[source,xml]
<meta name="viewport"
  content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

This is normal content.

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<meta name="viewport"
  content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

This is normal content.

Admonitions

Example 60. Admonition paragraph

NOTE: An admonition draws the reader's attention to auxiliary information.

Here are the other built-in admonition types:

IMPORTANT: Don't forget the children!

TIP: Look for the warp zone under the bridge.

CAUTION: Slippery when wet.

WARNING: The software you're about to use is untested.

IMPORTANT: Sign off before stepping away from your computer.

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| | An admonition draws the reader’s attention to auxiliary information. | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Here are the other built-in admonition types:

| | Don’t forget the children! | | ----------------------------- |

| | Look for the warp zone under the bridge. | | ------------------------------------------- |

| | The software you’re about to use is untested. | | ------------------------------------------------ |

| | Sign off before stepping away from your computer. | | ---------------------------------------------------- |

Example 61. Admonition block

[NOTE]
====
An admonition block may contain complex content.

.A list
- one
- two
- three

Another paragraph.
====

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| | An admonition block may contain complex content. Another paragraph. | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |

More delimited blocks

Any block can have a title. A block title is defined using a line of text above the block that starts with a dot. That dot cannot be followed by a space. For block images, the title is displayed below the block. For all other blocks, the title is typically displayed above it.

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Example 63. Example block

====
Here's a sample AsciiDoc document:

----
= Title of Document
Doc Writer
:toc:

This guide provides...
----

The document header is useful, but not required.
====

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Here’s a sample AsciiDoc document:

= Title of Document
Doc Writer
:toc:

This guide provides...

The document header is useful, but not required.

Example 64. Blockquotes

[quote,Abraham Lincoln,Address delivered at the dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg]
____
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth
on this continent a new nation...
____

[quote,Albert Einstein]
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

____
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
____

[quote,Charles Lutwidge Dodgson,'Mathematician and author, also known as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carroll[Lewis Carroll]']
____
If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.
____

"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing,
and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical."
-- Thomas Jefferson, Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Volume 11

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Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation…

— Abraham Lincoln
Address delivered at the dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

— Albert Einstein

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.

— Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Mathematician and author, also known as Lewis Carroll

I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.

— Thomas Jefferson
Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Volume 11

Example 65. Open blocks

--
An open block can be an anonymous container,
or it can masquerade as any other block.
--

[source]
--
puts "I'm a source block!"
--

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An open block can be an anonymous container, or it can masquerade as any other block.

puts "I'm a source block!"

Example 66. Passthrough block

++++
<p>
Content in a passthrough block is passed to the output unprocessed.
That means you can include raw HTML, like this embedded Gist:
</p>

<script src="https://gist.github.com/mojavelinux/5333524.js">
</script>
++++

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Content in a passthrough block is passed to the output unprocessed. That means you can include raw HTML, like this embedded Gist:

Example 67. Customize block substitutions

:release-version: 2.4.3

[source,xml,subs=attributes+]
----
<dependency>
  <groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
  <artifactId>asciidoctorj</artifactId>
  <version>{release-version}</version>
</dependency>
----

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<dependency>
  <groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
  <artifactId>asciidoctorj</artifactId>
  <version>2.4.3</version>
</dependency>

Tables

1	Unless the cols attribute is specified, the number of columns is equal to the number of cell separators on the first (non-empty) line.
2	When an empty line immediately follows a non-empty line at the start of the table, the cells in the first line get promoted to the table header.

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Table 1. Table Title

Column 1, Header Row	Column 2, Header Row
Cell in column 1, row 1	Cell in column 2, row 1
Cell in column 1, row 2	Cell in column 2, row 2

Example 69. Table with two columns, a header row, and two rows of content

[%header,cols=2*] (1)
|===
|Name of Column 1
|Name of Column 2

|Cell in column 1, row 1
|Cell in column 2, row 1

|Cell in column 1, row 2
|Cell in column 2, row 2
|===

The * in the cols attribute is the repeat operator. It means repeat the column specification across the remaining columns. In this case, we are repeating the default formatting across 2 columns. When the cells in the header are not defined on a single line, you must use the cols attribute to set the number of columns in the table and the %header option (or options=header attribute) to promote the first row to the table header.

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Name of Column 1	Name of Column 2
Cell in column 1, row 1	Cell in column 2, row 1
Cell in column 1, row 2	Cell in column 2, row 2

Example 70. Table with three columns, a header row, and two rows of content

.Applications
[cols="1,1,2"] (1)
|===
|Name |Category |Description

|Firefox
|Browser
|Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser.
It's designed for standards compliance,
performance, portability.

|Arquillian
|Testing
|An innovative and highly extensible testing platform.
Empowers developers to easily create real, automated tests.
|===

1	In this example, the cols attribute has two functions. It specifies that this table has three columns, and it sets their relative widths.

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Table 1. Applications

Name	Category	Description
Firefox	Browser	Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser. It’s designed for standards compliance, performance, portability.
Arquillian	Testing	An innovative and highly extensible testing platform. Empowers developers to easily create real, automated tests.

Example 71. Table with column containing AsciiDoc content

[cols="2,2,5a"]
|===
|Firefox
|Browser
|Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser.

It's designed for:

* standards compliance
* performance
* portability

https://getfirefox.com[Get Firefox]!
|===

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Firefox	Browser	Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser. It’s designed for: standards compliance performance portability Get Firefox!

Example 72. Table from CSV data using shorthand

,===
Artist,Track,Genre

Baauer,Harlem Shake,Hip Hop
,===

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Artist	Track	Genre
Baauer	Harlem Shake	Hip Hop

Example 73. Table from CSV data

[%header,format=csv]
|===
Artist,Track,Genre
Baauer,Harlem Shake,Hip Hop
The Lumineers,Ho Hey,Folk Rock
|===

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Artist	Track	Genre
Baauer	Harlem Shake	Hip Hop
The Lumineers	Ho Hey	Folk Rock

Example 74. Table from CSV data included from file

,===
include::customers.csv[]
,===

Example 75. Table from DSV data using shorthand

:===
Artist:Track:Genre

Robyn:Indestructible:Dance
:===

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Artist	Track	Genre
Robyn	Indestructible	Dance

Example 76. Table with formatted, aligned and merged cells

[cols="e,m,^,>s",width="25%"]
|===
|1 >s|2 |3 |4
^|5 2.2+^.^|6 .3+<.>m|7
^|8
|9 2+>|10
|===

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IDs, roles, and options

Example 77. Shorthand method for assigning block ID (anchor) and role

[#goals.incremental]
* Goal 1
* Goal 2

| | To specify multiple roles using the shorthand syntax, delimit them by dots. The order of id and role values in the shorthand syntax does not matter. | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

Example 78. Formal method for assigning block ID (anchor) and role

[id="goals",role="incremental"]
* Goal 1
* Goal 2

Example 79. Explicit section ID (anchor)

[#null-values]
== Primitive types and null values

Example 80. Assign ID (anchor) and role to inline formatted text

[#id-name.role-name]`monospace text`

[#free-world.goals]*free the world*

Example 81. Shorthand method for assigning block options

[%header%footer%autowidth]
|===
|Header A |Header B
|Footer A |Footer B
|===

Example 82. Formal method for assigning block options

[options="header,footer,autowidth"]
|===
|Header A |Header B
|Footer A |Footer B
|===

// options can be shorted to opts
[opts="header,footer,autowidth"]
|===
|Header A |Header B
|Footer A |Footer B
|===

Example 83. Line and block comments

// A single-line comment

////
A multi-line comment.

Notice it's a delimited block.
////

Breaks

Example 84. Thematic break (aka horizontal rule)

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Attributes and substitutions

Example 86. Attribute declaration and usage

:url-home: https://asciidoctor.org
:link-docs: https://asciidoctor.org/docs[documentation]
:summary: AsciiDoc is a mature, plain-text document format for \
       writing notes, articles, documentation, books, and more. \
       It's also a text processor & toolchain for translating \
       documents into various output formats (i.e., backends), \
       including HTML, DocBook, PDF and ePub.
:checkedbox: pass:normal[{startsb}&#10004;{endsb}]

Check out {url-home}[Asciidoctor]!

{summary}

Be sure to read the {link-docs} too!

{checkedbox} That's done!

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Check out Asciidoctor! AsciiDoc is a mature, plain-text document format for writing notes, articles, documentation, books, and more. It’s also a text processor & toolchain for translating documents into various output formats (i.e., backends), including HTML, DocBook, PDF and ePub. Be sure to read the documentation too! [✔] That’s done!

To learn more about the available attributes and substitution groups see:

Example 87. Counter attributes

.Parts{counter2:index:0}
|===
|Part Id |Description

|PX-{counter:index}
|Description of PX-{index}

|PX-{counter:index}
|Description of PX-{index}
|===

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Table 1. Parts

Part Id	Description
PX-1	Description of PX-1
PX-2	Description of PX-2

Text replacements

Textual symbol replacements

Name	Syntax	Unicode Replacement	Rendered	Notes
Copyright	(C)	©	©
Registered	(R)	®	®
Trademark	(TM)	™	™
Em dash	--	—	—	Only replaced if between two word characters, between a word character and a line boundary, or flanked by spaces. When flanked by space characters (e.g., a -- b), the normal spaces are replaced by thin spaces ( ). Otherwise, the em dash is followed by a zero-width space () to provide a break opportunity.
Ellipsis	...	…	…	The ellipsis is followed by a zero-width space () to provide a break opportunity.
Single right arrow	->	→	→
Double right arrow	=>	⇒	⇒
Single left arrow	<-	←	←
Double left arrow	<=	⇐	⇐
Typographic apostrophe	Sam's	Sam’s	Sam’s	The typewriter apostrophe is replaced with the typographic (aka curly or smart) apostrophe.

Escaping substitutions

Example 88. Backslash

In /items/\{id}, the id attribute isn't replaced.
The curly braces around it are preserved.

\*Stars* isn't displayed as bold text.
The asterisks around it are preserved.

\&sect; appears as an entity reference.
It's not converted into the section symbol (&sect;).

\=> The backslash prevents the equals sign followed by a greater
than sign from combining to form a double arrow character (=>).

\[[Word]] is not interpreted as an anchor.
The double brackets around it are preserved.

[\[[Word]]] is not interpreted as a bibliography anchor.
The triple brackets around it are preserved.

\((DD AND CC) OR (DD AND EE)) is not interpreted as a flow index term.
The double brackets around it are preserved.

The URL \https://example.org isn't converted into an active link.

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In /items/{id}, the id attribute isn’t replaced. The curly braces around it are preserved.

*Stars* isn’t displayed as bold text. The asterisks around it are preserved.

§ appears as an entity reference. It’s not converted into the section symbol (§).

=> The backslash prevents the equals sign followed by a greater than sign from combining to form a double arrow character (⇒).

[[Word]] is not interpreted as an anchor. The double brackets around it are preserved.

[[[Word]]] is not interpreted as a bibliography anchor. The triple brackets around it are preserved.

((DD AND CC) OR (DD AND EE)) is not interpreted as a flow index term. The double brackets around it are preserved.

The URL https://example.org isn’t converted into an active link.

Example 89. Single and double plus inline passthroughs

A word or phrase between single pluses, such as +/user/{id}+,
is not substituted.
However, the special characters like +<+ and +>+ are still
escaped in the output.

An attribute reference within a word, such as dev++{conf}++,
is not replaced.

A plus passthrough will escape standalone formatting marks,
like +``+, or formatting marks within a word, like all-natural++*++.

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A word or phrase between single pluses, such as /user/{id}, is not substituted. However, the special characters like < and > are still escaped in the output.

An attribute reference within a word, such as dev{conf}, is not replaced.

A plus passthrough will escape standalone formatting marks, like ``, or formatting marks within a word, like all-natural*.

Example 90. Triple plus inline passthrough and inline pass macro

+++<u>underline me</u>+++ is underlined.

pass:[<u>underline me</u>] is also underlined.

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underline me is underlined.

underline me is also underlined.

Bibliography

Example 91. Bibliography with inbound references

_The Pragmatic Programmer_ <<pp>> should be required reading for all developers.
To learn all about design patterns, refer to the book by the "`Gang of Four`" <<gof>>.

[bibliography]
== References

* [[[pp]]] Andy Hunt & Dave Thomas. The Pragmatic Programmer:
From Journeyman to Master. Addison-Wesley. 1999.
* [[[gof,gang]]] Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson & John Vlissides.
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software. Addison-Wesley. 1994.

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The Pragmatic Programmer [pp] should be required reading for all developers. To learn all about design patterns, refer to the book by the “Gang of Four” [gang]. References [pp] Andy Hunt & Dave Thomas. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master. Addison-Wesley. 1999. [gang] Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson & John Vlissides. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software. Addison-Wesley. 1994.

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A statement.[1] A bold statement![2] Another bold statement.[2] 1. Clarification about this statement. 2. Opinions are my own.

Markdown compatibility

Markdown compatible syntax is an optional feature of the AsciiDoc language and is currently only available when using Asciidoctor.

Example 93. Markdown-style headings

# Document Title (Level 0)

## Section Level 1

### Section Level 2

#### Section Level 3

##### Section Level 4

###### Section Level 5

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Document Title (Level 0)

Section Level 1

Section Level 2

Section Level 3

Section Level 4

Section Level 5

Example 94. Fenced code block with syntax highlighting

```ruby
require 'sinatra'

get '/hi' do
  "Hello World!"
end


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require 'sinatra'

get '/hi' do "Hello World!" end


Example 95\. Markdown-style blockquote

I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. -- Thomas Jefferson, Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Volume 11


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> I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.

— Thomas Jefferson  
Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Volume 11 

Example 96\. Markdown-style blockquote with block content

What's new?

I've got Markdown in my AsciiDoc!

Like what?

Blockquotes

Headings

Fenced code blocks

Is there more?

Yep. AsciiDoc and Markdown share a lot of common syntax already.

```

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I’ve got Markdown in my AsciiDoc!

Blockquotes

Headings

Fenced code blocks

Yep. AsciiDoc and Markdown share a lot of common syntax already.

Example 97. Markdown-style thematic breaks

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AsciiDoc - AsciiDoc Syntax Quick Reference (original) (raw)

Paragraphs

Text formatting

Links

Section titles

Document Title (Level 0)

Level 1 Section Title

Level 2 Section Title

Level 3 Section Title

Level 4 Section Title

Level 5 Section Title

Another Level 1 Section Title

I’m an independent heading!

Automatic TOC

Includes

Lists

Images

Audio

Videos

Keyboard, button, and menu macros

Literals and source code

Admonitions

More delimited blocks

Tables

IDs, roles, and options

Breaks

Attributes and substitutions

Text replacements

Escaping substitutions

Bibliography

Markdown compatibility

Document Title (Level 0)

Section Level 1

Section Level 2

Section Level 3

Section Level 4

Section Level 5