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Some conventions and content guidelines are specified in the [introduction].
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This document serves as a guide for editors and reviewers.
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There is a [`style-check`](style-check/) tool which is run in CI to check some
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of these. To use it locally, run
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`cargo run --manifest-path=style-check/Cargo.toml src`.
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There is a [`style-check`](style-check/) tool which is run in CI to check some of these. To use it locally, run `cargo run --manifest-path=style-check/Cargo.toml src`.
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## Markdown formatting
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* Use ATX-style heading with sentence case.
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* Wrap long lines, preferably at 80-columns.
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* Use reference links, with shortcuts if appropriate. Place the sorted link
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reference definitions at the bottom of the file, or at the bottom of a
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section if there is an unusually large number of links that are specific to
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the section.
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Do not wrap long lines.
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* Use reference links, with shortcuts if appropriate.
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Place the sorted link reference definitions at the bottom of the file, or at the bottom of a section if there is an unusually large number of links that are specific to the section.
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```
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Example of shortcut link: [enumerations]
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[enumerations]: types/enum.md
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```
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* Links should be relative with the `.md` extension. Links to other rust-lang
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books that are published with the reference or the standard library API
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should also be relative so that the linkchecker can validate them.
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* See the [Conventions] section for formatting callouts such as notes, edition
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differences, and warnings.
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* Links should be relative with the `.md` extension.
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Links to other rust-lang books that are published with the reference or the standard library API should also be relative so that the linkchecker can validate them.
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* See the [Conventions] section for formatting callouts such as notes, edition differences, and warnings.
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* Formatting to avoid:
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* Avoid trailing spaces.
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* Avoid double blank lines.
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### Code examples
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Code examples should use code blocks with triple backticks. The language
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should always be specified (such as `rust`).
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Code examples should use code blocks with triple backticks.
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The language should always be specified (such as `rust`).
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```rust
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println!("Hello!");
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```
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See https://highlightjs.org/ for a list of supported languages.
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Rust examples are tested via rustdoc, and should include the appropriate
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annotations when tests are expected to fail:
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Rust examples are tested via rustdoc, and should include the appropriate annotations when tests are expected to fail:
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*`edition2018` — If it is edition-specific.
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*`no_run` — The example should compile successfully, but should not be
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executed.
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*`no_run` — The example should compile successfully, but should not be executed.
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*`should_panic` — The example should compile and run, but produce a panic.
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*`compile_fail` — The example is expected to fail to compile.
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*`ignore` — The example shouldn't be built or tested. This should be avoided
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if possible. Usually this is only necessary when the testing framework does
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not support it (such as external crates or modules, or a proc-macro), or it
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contains psuedo-code which is not valid Rust. An HTML comment such as
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`<!-- ignore: requires extern crate -->` should be placed before the example
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to explain why it is ignored.
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*`ignore` — The example shouldn't be built or tested.
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This should be avoided if possible.
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Usually this is only necessary when the testing framework does not support it (such as external crates or modules, or a proc-macro), or it contains pseudo-code which is not valid Rust.
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An HTML comment such as `<!-- ignore: requires extern crate -->` should be placed before the example to explain why it is ignored.
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See the [rustdoc documentation] for more detail.
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* Use American English spelling.
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* Use Oxford commas.
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* Idioms and styling to avoid:
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* Avoid slashes for alternatives ("program/binary"), use conjunctions or
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rewrite it ("program or binary").
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* Avoid qualifying something as "in Rust", the entire reference is about
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Rust.
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* Avoid slashes for alternatives ("program/binary"), use conjunctions or rewrite it ("program or binary").
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* Avoid qualifying something as "in Rust", the entire reference is about Rust.
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## Content
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* Whenever there is a difference between editions, the differences should be
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called out with an "Edition Differences" block. The main text should stick
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to what is common between the editions. However, for large differences (such
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as "async"), the main text may contain edition-specific content as long as
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it is made clear which editions it applies to.
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* Whenever there is a difference between editions, the differences should be called out with an "Edition Differences" block.
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The main text should stick to what is common between the editions.
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However, for large differences (such as "async"), the main text may contain edition-specific content as long as it is made clear which editions it applies to.
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