Cancel out the effect of # hash symbol in text formatting creating headings [duplicate]

Question

I don't understand how to properly format this particular thing (in block characters)

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Just to fool around with script making, I made one that (I believe?) should open a terminal at startup:

#!/bin/bash #start terminal at startup #/usr/bin/gnome-terminal

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The bit with the # (hash, pound or octothorpe symbol) causes the three lines to conform to one line, after I indented properly for block characters.

Without indents, I get this:

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!/bin/bash

start terminal at startup

/usr/bin/gnome-terminal

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How would I use block characters in the presence of the hash or pound sign?

Answer 1

The standard answer is to create a "code block" by indenting every line by four spaces:

#!/bin/bash
#start terminal at startup
#/usr/bin/gnome-terminal

There are several ways to do this:

• Manually type four spaces in front of every line.
• Select your code, and then either
  • type Ctrl+K, or
  • click on the {} button above the edit window.

You can also get partial lines in code mode by surrounding them with backticks (`...`); e.g.,

#!/bin/bash

Or, to start a line with # without going into gray monospace mode, just type a backslash (\) before it:

#start terminal at startup

Incidentally, this applies to

• Starting a line with - when the previous line is not blank.
• Starting a line with - something or * something when the previous line is blank.
• Starting a line with ---, ___ or *** when the previous line is blank.
• Using pairs of * or _ characters as themselves: **this text is not bold**.

Answer 2

Code blocks are the way to go here:

Just to fool around with script making, I made one that (I believe?) should open a terminal at startup:

#!/bin/bash #start terminal at startup #/usr/bin/gnome-terminal 

You could also escape the # with a backslash:

#!bin/bash

See formatting help for more info.