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ZakiMa
ZakiMa

Reputation: 6241

Markdown: windows path is treated as a link - how to prevent it?

I'd like to put the following text in md file:

  1. Copy machine.config in the folder C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Config to some other folder

But "Microsoft.NET" is treated as a link:

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And when I copy this path then an extra space is inserted.

Are there any ways to prevent this from happening (without relying on code block)?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 823

Answers (2)

owsky
owsky

Reputation: 1

I agree with SurfMan considering that my Markdown viewer isn't highlighting Microsoft.NET as a link, but it's actually doing the same thing with filenames which include extensions.

I have found that escaping the dot with a backslash (\) works better than using backticks, as this does not alter how the characters are rendered.

Upvotes: 0

SurfMan
SurfMan

Reputation: 1803

It doesn't seem to be a problem with Markdown as such, but more the viewer that your are using. It looks like it's parsing the output (again) for anything resembling a URI.

You should enclose the path in backticks ` so the text will be treated as inline code. That will stop the viewers from converting it to a link.

Upvotes: 1

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