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Clarify docs on block quotes.

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The space after `>` is optional.

Closes #2346.
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John MacFarlane 2015-08-06 10:30:22 -07:00
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@ -1295,8 +1295,8 @@ Block quotations
Markdown uses email conventions for quoting blocks of text.
A block quotation is one or more paragraphs or other block elements
(such as lists or headers), with each line preceded by a `>` character
and a space. (The `>` need not start at the left margin, but it should
not be indented more than three spaces.)
and an optional space. (The `>` need not start at the left margin, but
it should not be indented more than three spaces.)
> This is a block quote. This
> paragraph has two lines.
@ -1320,6 +1320,13 @@ other block quotes. That is, block quotes can be nested:
>
> > A block quote within a block quote.
If the `>` character is followed by an optional space, that space
will be considered part of the block quote marker and not part of
the indentation of the contents. Thus, to put an indented code
block in a block quote, you need five spaces after the `>`:
> code
#### Extension: `blank_before_blockquote` ####
Standard markdown syntax does not require a blank line before a block