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12 questions linked to/from Backslash escaping in code regions in comments
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How to not escape backticks in comments [duplicate]
I was trying to post a comment on escaping backslashes, and ran into some formatting issues.
Namely, how to not escape backtick characters, because by default, they are always escaped following a ...
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Issue with code markdown in comments [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Backslash escaped with backticks rendered incorrectly in comments
Backslash escaping in code regions in comments
When trying to add a \ at the end in a code block in a ...
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How do you type a single backslash, code-formatted, in a comment?
Is there a way to type something in a comment that renders like this?
You'll need to escape it with a backslash - that is, the \ character.
I've tried various combinations, but a single backslash ...
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Escaping backtick [duplicate]
How can I escape a backtick?
I've tried whatever is written in the "How to Format" rubric that's on the right of the page, but it didn't work:
like _so_
I want the backtick to be written in a ...
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Backslash escaped with backticks rendered incorrectly in comments
`\`
should be rendered as an escaped backslash but it actually ends up displayed as an escaped backtick.
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comment doesn't support multiple backticks code span
Quote from markdown syntax:
To include a literal backtick character within a code span, you can use multiple backticks as the opening and closing delimiters:
``There is a literal backtick (`) here.``
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Recent change in treatment of backticks in comments?
Until very recently, typing ``` in a comment gave `. Now it gives ```, and I have to type `\`` to get `. Can someone explain what exactly was changed recently in comment markdown treatment?
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Problem with double backticks for marking inline code
In this post over at tex.sx I'm trying to explain how one can mark inline code. To show backticks in inline code, I enclose the code in double backticks ``, and mostly this works. However, the very ...
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Recent change of inline code in comments leads to mistakes in old comments
This is a continuation of my question Recent change in treatment of backticks in comments?, but as that one is status-completed, I think it better to ask a new question.
As explained here by Jeff, ...
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Code escaping in comments eats backslashes
While I sometimes stumble over things where the normal formatter and the one in the comments disagree on the grave accent, such as:
* `abc`def
* `\`g`
Maybe it even is useful (though I can't see ...
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Code-higlighting a single backslash in comments doesn't work [duplicate]
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How do you type a single backslash, code-formatted, in a comment?
I was trying to get a \ in a comment and couldn't do it... (To be clear, I mean a single backslash code-...
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Code formatting broke in this comment [duplicate]
I did a bit of research, but I don't think this has been asked elsewhere.
I added a comment to this answer, and the formatting broke. The "code" part consisted of multiple backslashes: \ -> \\\, \\.
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