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The [Levenshtein distance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance) is a **measure of the difference between two strings**. It is defined as the **minimum number of single-character edits** (insertions, deletions or substitutions) required to change one string into the other. It is also sometimes referred to as _edit distance_, although that may also refer to different distance metrics.- Read upRead up
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MD013 - Line length
Tags: line_length
Aliases: line-length Parameters: linelength, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default true)
This rule is triggered when there are lines that are longer than the configured line length (default: 80 characters). To fix this, split the line up into multiple lines.
This rule has an exception where there is no whitespace beyond the configured line length. This allows you to still include items such as long URLs without being forced to break them in the middle.
You also have the option to exclude this rule for code blocks and tables. To
do this, set the code_blocks and/or tables parameters to false.
Code blocks are included in this rule by default since it is often a requirement for document readability, and tentatively compatible with code rules. Still, some languages do not lend themselves to short lines.
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5. Return the **last element of the last row** of the produced array. This is the Levenshtein distance between the two strings.- Read upRead up
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MD013 - Line length
Tags: line_length
Aliases: line-length Parameters: linelength, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default true)
This rule is triggered when there are lines that are longer than the configured line length (default: 80 characters). To fix this, split the line up into multiple lines.
This rule has an exception where there is no whitespace beyond the configured line length. This allows you to still include items such as long URLs without being forced to break them in the middle.
You also have the option to exclude this rule for code blocks and tables. To
do this, set the code_blocks and/or tables parameters to false.
Code blocks are included in this rule by default since it is often a requirement for document readability, and tentatively compatible with code rules. Still, some languages do not lend themselves to short lines.
Ordered list item prefix Open
4. Use `Math.min()` to **populate each element in the 2D array** with the minimum of the cell above incremented by one, the cell to the left incremented by one or the cell to the top left incremented by the previously calculated cost.- Read upRead up
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MD029 - Ordered list item prefix
Tags: ol
Aliases: ol-prefix
Parameters: style ("one", "ordered"; default "one")
This rule is triggered on ordered lists that do not either start with '1.' or do not have a prefix that increases in numerical order (depending on the configured style, which defaults to 'one').
Example valid list if the style is configured as 'one':
1. Do this.
1. Do that.
1. Done.Example valid list if the style is configured as 'ordered':
1. Do this.
2. Do that.
3. Done.Line length Open
2. Create an empty **2D array**. Use a `for` loop to iterate over the letters of the target string and a nested `for` loop to iterate over the letters of the source string.- Read upRead up
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MD013 - Line length
Tags: line_length
Aliases: line-length Parameters: linelength, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default true)
This rule is triggered when there are lines that are longer than the configured line length (default: 80 characters). To fix this, split the line up into multiple lines.
This rule has an exception where there is no whitespace beyond the configured line length. This allows you to still include items such as long URLs without being forced to break them in the middle.
You also have the option to exclude this rule for code blocks and tables. To
do this, set the code_blocks and/or tables parameters to false.
Code blocks are included in this rule by default since it is often a requirement for document readability, and tentatively compatible with code rules. Still, some languages do not lend themselves to short lines.
Ordered list item prefix Open
5. Return the **last element of the last row** of the produced array. This is the Levenshtein distance between the two strings.- Read upRead up
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MD029 - Ordered list item prefix
Tags: ol
Aliases: ol-prefix
Parameters: style ("one", "ordered"; default "one")
This rule is triggered on ordered lists that do not either start with '1.' or do not have a prefix that increases in numerical order (depending on the configured style, which defaults to 'one').
Example valid list if the style is configured as 'one':
1. Do this.
1. Do that.
1. Done.Example valid list if the style is configured as 'ordered':
1. Do this.
2. Do that.
3. Done.Line length Open
1. Start by checking the `length` of each string. If either of them is **zero**, return the `length` of the other one.- Read upRead up
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MD013 - Line length
Tags: line_length
Aliases: line-length Parameters: linelength, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default true)
This rule is triggered when there are lines that are longer than the configured line length (default: 80 characters). To fix this, split the line up into multiple lines.
This rule has an exception where there is no whitespace beyond the configured line length. This allows you to still include items such as long URLs without being forced to break them in the middle.
You also have the option to exclude this rule for code blocks and tables. To
do this, set the code_blocks and/or tables parameters to false.
Code blocks are included in this rule by default since it is often a requirement for document readability, and tentatively compatible with code rules. Still, some languages do not lend themselves to short lines.
Line length Open
A possible **modification** to reduce the space complexity to `O(min(m, n))` is possible, using two arrays of length `min(m, n) + 1` instead of a 2D array. This is based on the fact that the algorithm only needs to keep track of the previous row of the 2D array at any given time.- Read upRead up
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MD013 - Line length
Tags: line_length
Aliases: line-length Parameters: linelength, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default true)
This rule is triggered when there are lines that are longer than the configured line length (default: 80 characters). To fix this, split the line up into multiple lines.
This rule has an exception where there is no whitespace beyond the configured line length. This allows you to still include items such as long URLs without being forced to break them in the middle.
You also have the option to exclude this rule for code blocks and tables. To
do this, set the code_blocks and/or tables parameters to false.
Code blocks are included in this rule by default since it is often a requirement for document readability, and tentatively compatible with code rules. Still, some languages do not lend themselves to short lines.
Line length Open
The following implementation is based on the [Wagner–Fischer algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner%E2%80%93Fischer_algorithm). It uses a 2D array to store the distances between all prefixes of the two strings. The last element of the last row of the array contains the Levenshtein distance between the two strings.- Read upRead up
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MD013 - Line length
Tags: line_length
Aliases: line-length Parameters: linelength, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default true)
This rule is triggered when there are lines that are longer than the configured line length (default: 80 characters). To fix this, split the line up into multiple lines.
This rule has an exception where there is no whitespace beyond the configured line length. This allows you to still include items such as long URLs without being forced to break them in the middle.
You also have the option to exclude this rule for code blocks and tables. To
do this, set the code_blocks and/or tables parameters to false.
Code blocks are included in this rule by default since it is often a requirement for document readability, and tentatively compatible with code rules. Still, some languages do not lend themselves to short lines.
Ordered list item prefix Open
3. Calculate the **cost of substitution** for the letters corresponding to `i - 1` and `j - 1` in the target and source respectively (`0` if they are the same, `1` otherwise).- Read upRead up
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MD029 - Ordered list item prefix
Tags: ol
Aliases: ol-prefix
Parameters: style ("one", "ordered"; default "one")
This rule is triggered on ordered lists that do not either start with '1.' or do not have a prefix that increases in numerical order (depending on the configured style, which defaults to 'one').
Example valid list if the style is configured as 'one':
1. Do this.
1. Do that.
1. Done.Example valid list if the style is configured as 'ordered':
1. Do this.
2. Do that.
3. Done.Line length Open
The **time complexity** of this algorithm is `O(mn)`, where `m` and `n` are the lengths of the two strings. The **space complexity** is `O(mn)` as well, since we are creating a 2D array of that size.- Read upRead up
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MD013 - Line length
Tags: line_length
Aliases: line-length Parameters: linelength, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default true)
This rule is triggered when there are lines that are longer than the configured line length (default: 80 characters). To fix this, split the line up into multiple lines.
This rule has an exception where there is no whitespace beyond the configured line length. This allows you to still include items such as long URLs without being forced to break them in the middle.
You also have the option to exclude this rule for code blocks and tables. To
do this, set the code_blocks and/or tables parameters to false.
Code blocks are included in this rule by default since it is often a requirement for document readability, and tentatively compatible with code rules. Still, some languages do not lend themselves to short lines.
Ordered list item prefix Open
2. Create an empty **2D array**. Use a `for` loop to iterate over the letters of the target string and a nested `for` loop to iterate over the letters of the source string.- Read upRead up
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MD029 - Ordered list item prefix
Tags: ol
Aliases: ol-prefix
Parameters: style ("one", "ordered"; default "one")
This rule is triggered on ordered lists that do not either start with '1.' or do not have a prefix that increases in numerical order (depending on the configured style, which defaults to 'one').
Example valid list if the style is configured as 'one':
1. Do this.
1. Do that.
1. Done.Example valid list if the style is configured as 'ordered':
1. Do this.
2. Do that.
3. Done.First header should be a top level header Open
## Definition- Read upRead up
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MD002 - First header should be a top level header
Tags: headers
Aliases: first-header-h1
Parameters: level (number; default 1)
This rule is triggered when the first header in the document isn't a h1 header:
## This isn't a H1 header
### Another headerThe first header in the document should be a h1 header:
# Start with a H1 header
## Then use a H2 for subsectionsLine length Open
3. Calculate the **cost of substitution** for the letters corresponding to `i - 1` and `j - 1` in the target and source respectively (`0` if they are the same, `1` otherwise).- Read upRead up
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MD013 - Line length
Tags: line_length
Aliases: line-length Parameters: linelength, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default true)
This rule is triggered when there are lines that are longer than the configured line length (default: 80 characters). To fix this, split the line up into multiple lines.
This rule has an exception where there is no whitespace beyond the configured line length. This allows you to still include items such as long URLs without being forced to break them in the middle.
You also have the option to exclude this rule for code blocks and tables. To
do this, set the code_blocks and/or tables parameters to false.
Code blocks are included in this rule by default since it is often a requirement for document readability, and tentatively compatible with code rules. Still, some languages do not lend themselves to short lines.
Line length Open
excerpt: Implement the Levenshtein distance algorithm in JavaScript to calculate the difference between two strings.- Read upRead up
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MD013 - Line length
Tags: line_length
Aliases: line-length Parameters: linelength, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default true)
This rule is triggered when there are lines that are longer than the configured line length (default: 80 characters). To fix this, split the line up into multiple lines.
This rule has an exception where there is no whitespace beyond the configured line length. This allows you to still include items such as long URLs without being forced to break them in the middle.
You also have the option to exclude this rule for code blocks and tables. To
do this, set the code_blocks and/or tables parameters to false.
Code blocks are included in this rule by default since it is often a requirement for document readability, and tentatively compatible with code rules. Still, some languages do not lend themselves to short lines.
Line length Open
4. Use `Math.min()` to **populate each element in the 2D array** with the minimum of the cell above incremented by one, the cell to the left incremented by one or the cell to the top left incremented by the previously calculated cost.- Read upRead up
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MD013 - Line length
Tags: line_length
Aliases: line-length Parameters: linelength, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default true)
This rule is triggered when there are lines that are longer than the configured line length (default: 80 characters). To fix this, split the line up into multiple lines.
This rule has an exception where there is no whitespace beyond the configured line length. This allows you to still include items such as long URLs without being forced to break them in the middle.
You also have the option to exclude this rule for code blocks and tables. To
do this, set the code_blocks and/or tables parameters to false.
Code blocks are included in this rule by default since it is often a requirement for document readability, and tentatively compatible with code rules. Still, some languages do not lend themselves to short lines.