_GitLab uses the [Redcarpet Ruby library][redcarpet] for Markdown processing._
For GitLab we developed something we call "GitLab Flavored Markdown" (GFM). It extends the standard Markdown in a few significant ways to add some useful functionality.
GitLab uses "GitLab Flavored Markdown" (GFM). It extends the standard Markdown in a few significant ways to add some useful functionality. It was inspired by [GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://help.github.com/articles/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax/).
You can use GFM in
...
...
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ You can also use other rich text files in GitLab. You might have to install a de
GFM honors the markdown specification in how [paragraphs and line breaks are handled](https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#p).
A paragraph is simply one or more consecutive lines of text, separated by one or more blank lines.
A paragraph is simply one or more consecutive lines of text, separated by one or more blank lines.
Line-breaks, or softreturns, are rendered if you end a line with two or more spaces
Roses are red [followed by two or more spaces]
Roses are red [followed by two or more spaces]
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
...
...
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ It is not reasonable to italicize just _part_ of a word, especially when you're