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## Quick Reference

Table 50.8. Syntax Compendium

To do this... | Use this... | See this...
--- | --- | ---
comment | `[/ some comment]` | Comments
italics | `['italics] or /italics/` | Font Styles and Simple formatting
bold | `[*bold] or *bold*` | Font Styles and Simple formatting
underline | `[_underline] or _underline_` | Font Styles and Simple formatting
`teletype` | `[^teletype] or =teletype=` | Font Styles and Simple formatting
strikethrough | `[-strikethrough]` | Font Styles and Simple formatting
`replaceable` | `[~replaceable]` | Replaceble
source mode | `[c++]` or `[python]` | Source Mode
inline code | ``int main();`` | Inline code
code block | ```int main();``` | Code
code escape | ```from c++ to QuickBook``` | Escaping Back To QuickBook
line break | `[br] or \n` | line-break DEPRECATED
anchor | `[#anchor]` | Anchors
link | `[@http://www.boost.org Boost]` | Links
anchor link | `[link section.anchor Link text]` | Anchor links
refentry link | `[link xml.refentry Link text]` | refentry links
function link | `[funcref fully::qualified::function_name Link text]` | function, class, member, enum, macro, concept or header links
class link | `[classref fully::qualified::class_name Link text]` | function, class, member, enum, macro, concept or header links
member link | `[memberref fully::qualified::member_name Link text]` | function, class, member, enum, macro, concept or header links
enum link | `[enumref fully::qualified::enum_name Link text]` | function, class, member, enum, macro, concept or header links
macro link | `[macroref MACRO_NAME Link text]` | function, class, member, enum, macro, concept or header links
concept link | `[conceptref ConceptName Link text]` | function, class, member, enum, macro, concept or header links
header link | `[headerref path/to/header.hpp Link text]` | function, class, member, enum, macro, concept or header links
global link | `[globalref fully::qualified::global Link text]` | function, class, member, enum, macro, concept or header links
escape | `'''escaped text (no processing/formatting)'''` | Escape
single char escape | `\c` | Single char escape
images | `[$image.jpg]` | Images
begin section | `[section The Section Title]` | Section
end section | `[endsect]` | Section
paragraph | No markup. Paragraphs start left-flushed and are terminated by two or more newlines. | Paragraphs
ordered list |
    # one
    # two
    # three
| Ordered lists
unordered list |
    * one
    * two
    * three
| Unordered lists
code | No markup. Preformatted code starts with a space or a tab. | Code
preformatted | `[pre preformatted]` | Preformatted
block quote | `[:sometext...]` | Blockquote
heading 1 | `[h1 Heading 1]` | Heading
heading 2 | `[h2 Heading 2]` | Heading
heading 3 | `[h3 Heading 3]` | Heading
heading 4 | `[h4 Heading 4]` | Heading
heading 5 | `[h5 Heading 5]` | Heading
heading 6 | `[h6 Heading 6]` | Heading
macro | `[def macro_identifier some text]` | Macros
template | `[template[a b] [a] body [b]]` | Templates
blurb | `[blurb advertisement or note...]` | Blurbs
admonition | `[warning Warning text...]` | Admonitions
table |
    [table Title
    [[a][b][c]]
    [[a][b][c]]
    ]
| Tables
variablelist |
    [variablelist Title
    [[a][b]]
    [[a][b]]
    ]
| Variable Lists
include | `[include someother.qbk]` | Include
conditional generation | `[? symbol phrase]` | Conditional Generation