MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD024 - Multiple headers with the same content

Tags: headers

Aliases: no-duplicate-header

Parameters: allowdifferentnesting (boolean; default false)

This rule is triggered if there are multiple headers in the document that have the same text:

# Some text

## Some text

To fix this, ensure that the content of each header is different:

# Some text

## Some more text

Rationale: Some markdown parses generate anchors for headers based on the header name, and having headers with the same content can cause problems with this.

If the parameter allow_different_nesting is set to true, header duplication under different nesting is allowed, like it usually happens in change logs:

# Change log

## 2.0.0

### Bug fixes

### Features

## 1.0.0

### Bug fixes

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD024 - Multiple headers with the same content

Tags: headers

Aliases: no-duplicate-header

Parameters: allowdifferentnesting (boolean; default false)

This rule is triggered if there are multiple headers in the document that have the same text:

# Some text

## Some text

To fix this, ensure that the content of each header is different:

# Some text

## Some more text

Rationale: Some markdown parses generate anchors for headers based on the header name, and having headers with the same content can cause problems with this.

If the parameter allow_different_nesting is set to true, header duplication under different nesting is allowed, like it usually happens in change logs:

# Change log

## 2.0.0

### Bug fixes

### Features

## 1.0.0

### Bug fixes

MD001 - Header levels should only increment by one level at a time

Tags: headers

Aliases: header-increment

This rule is triggered when you skip header levels in a markdown document, for example:

# Header 1

### Header 3

We skipped out a 2nd level header in this document

When using multiple header levels, nested headers should increase by only one level at a time:

# Header 1

## Header 2

### Header 3

#### Header 4

## Another Header 2

### Another Header 3

MD001 - Header levels should only increment by one level at a time

Tags: headers

Aliases: header-increment

This rule is triggered when you skip header levels in a markdown document, for example:

# Header 1

### Header 3

We skipped out a 2nd level header in this document

When using multiple header levels, nested headers should increase by only one level at a time:

# Header 1

## Header 2

### Header 3

#### Header 4

## Another Header 2

### Another Header 3

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD001 - Header levels should only increment by one level at a time

Tags: headers

Aliases: header-increment

This rule is triggered when you skip header levels in a markdown document, for example:

# Header 1

### Header 3

We skipped out a 2nd level header in this document

When using multiple header levels, nested headers should increase by only one level at a time:

# Header 1

## Header 2

### Header 3

#### Header 4

## Another Header 2

### Another Header 3

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD001 - Header levels should only increment by one level at a time

Tags: headers

Aliases: header-increment

This rule is triggered when you skip header levels in a markdown document, for example:

# Header 1

### Header 3

We skipped out a 2nd level header in this document

When using multiple header levels, nested headers should increase by only one level at a time:

# Header 1

## Header 2

### Header 3

#### Header 4

## Another Header 2

### Another Header 3

MD026 - Trailing punctuation in header

Tags: headers

Aliases: no-trailing-punctuation

Parameters: punctuation (string; default ".,;:!?")

This rule is triggered on any header that has a punctuation character as the last character in the line:

# This is a header.

To fix this, remove any trailing punctuation:

# This is a header

Note: The punctuation parameter can be used to specify what characters class as punctuation at the end of the header. For example, you can set it to '.,;:!' to allow headers with question marks in them, such as might be used in an FAQ.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD007 - Unordered list indentation

Tags: bullet, ul, indentation

Aliases: ul-indent

Parameters: indent (number; default 3)

This rule is triggered when list items are not indented by the configured number of spaces (default: 2).

Example:

* List item
   * Nested list item indented by 3 spaces

Corrected Example:

* List item
  * Nested list item indented by 2 spaces

Rationale (3 space indent): This matches the minimum possible indentation for ordered lists (i.e Kramdown won't parse anything less than 3 spaces as a sublist on OLs), and since MD005 requires consistent indentation across lists, anything less than three on this rule will cause a violation of MD005 if you have both kinds of lists in the same document.

This means if you want to set this to 2, you'll need to disable MD005.

Rationale (4 space indent): Same indent as code blocks, simpler for editors to implement. See https://cirosantilli.com/markdown-style-guide#spaces-before-list-marker for more information.

In addition, this is a compatibility issue with multi-markdown parsers, which require a 4 space indents. See http://support.markedapp.com/discussions/problems/21-sub-lists-not-indenting for a description of the problem.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.

MD024 - Multiple headers with the same content

Tags: headers

Aliases: no-duplicate-header

Parameters: allowdifferentnesting (boolean; default false)

This rule is triggered if there are multiple headers in the document that have the same text:

# Some text

## Some text

To fix this, ensure that the content of each header is different:

# Some text

## Some more text

Rationale: Some markdown parses generate anchors for headers based on the header name, and having headers with the same content can cause problems with this.

If the parameter allow_different_nesting is set to true, header duplication under different nesting is allowed, like it usually happens in change logs:

# Change log

## 2.0.0

### Bug fixes

### Features

## 1.0.0

### Bug fixes

MD039 - Spaces inside link text

Tags: whitespace, links

Aliases: no-space-in-links

This rule is triggered on links that have spaces surrounding the link text:

[ a link ](http://www.example.com/)

To fix this, remove the spaces surrounding the link text:

[a link](http://www.example.com/)

MD001 - Header levels should only increment by one level at a time

Tags: headers

Aliases: header-increment

This rule is triggered when you skip header levels in a markdown document, for example:

# Header 1

### Header 3

We skipped out a 2nd level header in this document

When using multiple header levels, nested headers should increase by only one level at a time:

# Header 1

## Header 2

### Header 3

#### Header 4

## Another Header 2

### Another Header 3

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 header

The first header in the document should be a h1 header:

# Start with a H1 header

## Then use a H2 for subsections

MD013 - Line length

Tags: line_length

Aliases: line-length

Parameters: linelength, ignorecodeblocks, codeblocks, tables (number; default 80, boolean; default false, boolean; default true, 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. To do this, set the ignore_code_blocks parameter to true. To exclude this rule for tables set the tables parameters to false. Setting the parameter code_blocks to false to exclude the rule for code blocks is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

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.