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=====================================================
 The reStructuredText_ Cheat Sheet: Syntax Reminders
=====================================================
:Info: See <http://docutils.sf.net/rst.html> for introductory docs.
:Author: David Goodger <goodger@python.org>
:Date: $Date: 2013-02-20 01:10:53 +0000 (Wed, 20 Feb 2013) $
:Revision: $Revision: 7612 $
:Description: This is a "docinfo block", or bibliographic field list

.. NOTE:: If you are reading this as HTML, please read
   `<cheatsheet.txt>`_ instead to see the input syntax examples!

Section Structure
=================
Section titles are underlined or overlined & underlined.

Body Elements
=============
Grid table:

+--------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Paragraphs are flush-left,     | Literal block, preceded by "::":: |
| separated by blank lines.      |                                   |
|                                |     Indented                      |
|     Block quotes are indented. |                                   |
+--------------------------------+ or::                              |
| >>> print 'Doctest block'      |                                   |
| Doctest block                  | > Quoted                          |
+--------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| | Line blocks preserve line breaks & indents. [new in 0.3.6]       |
| |     Useful for addresses, verse, and adornment-free lists; long  |
|       lines can be wrapped with continuation lines.                |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

Simple tables:

================  ============================================================
List Type         Examples (syntax in the `text source <cheatsheet.txt>`_)
================  ============================================================
Bullet list       * items begin with "-", "+", or "*"
Enumerated list   1. items use any variation of "1.", "A)", and "(i)"
                  #. also auto-enumerated
Definition list   Term is flush-left : optional classifier
                      Definition is indented, no blank line between
Field list        :field name: field body
Option list       -o  at least 2 spaces between option & description
================  ============================================================

================  ============================================================
Explicit Markup   Examples (visible in the `text source`_)
================  ============================================================
Footnote          .. [1] Manually numbered or [#] auto-numbered
                     (even [#labelled]) or [*] auto-symbol
Citation          .. [CIT2002] A citation.
Hyperlink Target  .. _reStructuredText: http://docutils.sf.net/rst.html
                  .. _indirect target: reStructuredText_
                  .. _internal target:
Anonymous Target  __ http://docutils.sf.net/docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html
Directive ("::")  .. image:: images/biohazard.png
Substitution Def  .. |substitution| replace:: like an inline directive
Comment           .. is anything else
Empty Comment     (".." on a line by itself, with blank lines before & after,
                  used to separate indentation contexts)
================  ============================================================

Inline Markup
=============
*emphasis*; **strong emphasis**; `interpreted text`; `interpreted text
with role`:emphasis:; ``inline literal text``; standalone hyperlink,
http://docutils.sourceforge.net; named reference, reStructuredText_;
`anonymous reference`__; footnote reference, [1]_; citation reference,
[CIT2002]_; |substitution|; _`inline internal target`.

Directive Quick Reference
=========================
See <http://docutils.sf.net/docs/ref/rst/directives.html> for full info.

================  ============================================================
Directive Name    Description (Docutils version added to, in [brackets])
================  ============================================================
attention         Specific admonition; also "caution", "danger",
                  "error", "hint", "important", "note", "tip", "warning"
admonition        Generic titled admonition: ``.. admonition:: By The Way``
image             ``.. image:: picture.png``; many options possible
figure            Like "image", but with optional caption and legend
topic             ``.. topic:: Title``; like a mini section
sidebar           ``.. sidebar:: Title``; like a mini parallel document
parsed-literal    A literal block with parsed inline markup
rubric            ``.. rubric:: Informal Heading``
epigraph          Block quote with class="epigraph"
highlights        Block quote with class="highlights"
pull-quote        Block quote with class="pull-quote"
compound          Compound paragraphs [0.3.6]
container         Generic block-level container element [0.3.10]
table             Create a titled table [0.3.1]
list-table        Create a table from a uniform two-level bullet list [0.3.8]
csv-table         Create a table from CSV data [0.3.4]
contents          Generate a table of contents
sectnum           Automatically number sections, subsections, etc.
header, footer    Create document decorations [0.3.8]
target-notes      Create an explicit footnote for each external target
math              Mathematical notation (input in LaTeX format)
meta              HTML-specific metadata
include           Read an external reST file as if it were inline
raw               Non-reST data passed untouched to the Writer
replace           Replacement text for substitution definitions
unicode           Unicode character code conversion for substitution defs
date              Generates today's date; for substitution defs
class             Set a "class" attribute on the next element
role              Create a custom interpreted text role [0.3.2]
default-role      Set the default interpreted text role [0.3.10]
title             Set the metadata document title [0.3.10]
================  ============================================================

Interpreted Text Role Quick Reference
=====================================
See <http://docutils.sf.net/docs/ref/rst/roles.html> for full info.

================  ============================================================
Role Name         Description
================  ============================================================
emphasis          Equivalent to *emphasis*
literal           Equivalent to ``literal`` but processes backslash escapes
math              Mathematical notation (input in LaTeX format)
PEP               Reference to a numbered Python Enhancement Proposal
RFC               Reference to a numbered Internet Request For Comments
raw               For non-reST data; cannot be used directly (see docs) [0.3.6]
strong            Equivalent to **strong**
sub               Subscript
sup               Superscript
title             Title reference (book, etc.); standard default role
================  ============================================================