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# Linting

`rocm-docs-core` has linting to ensure correct Markdown and ReStructuredText
formatting on every pull request (PR) via GitHub Actions.

If a PR fails linting, the errors must be addressed before it can be merged.

The results of linting is viewable in the "Checks" tab for a PR.

## Markdown Linting

The current linter used for Markdown is [`markdownlint`](https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint),
which uses the [following rules](https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/main/doc/Rules.md).

### Optional

`markdownlint` can also be installed and run locally using the [`markdownlint` extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DavidAnson.vscode-markdownlint) on [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/Download).