Background¨

This repository is part of the ghe-learn course. In this exercise we explore two document/ file formats: (1) Markdown and (2) R Markdown.

Markdown Syntax

Markdown is a way to format text that looks great on any devise. It doesnt do anything fancy like change font size, colour, or type - it just does the essentials using keybord symbols that you already know.

Outputs

I can create several outputs from a Markdown file. That includes HTML, PDF, or even MS world.

File format

Markdown is a markup language and a non-proprietary open file format that contanes plane text and is mashine readable.

Glossary

For definitios and terms used in this document, refer to the following two Glossaries:

• http://opendatahandbook.org/glossary/
• https://glosario.carpentries.org/
• https://glosario.carpentries.org/en/markdown
• http://opendatahandbook.org/glossary/en/terms/open-format/