How do you format code in a question comment?

[lukejadamec]

I'm seeing folks do it, but I don't see a format button.
If you're working in a Splunk Answers comment field, how do you format text as code?

[altink]

didn't work for me

[gkanapathy · Accepted solution]

You can simply indent it 4 spaces. You can also enclose it in in backquotes, or you can use the <pre></pre> tags. Help for Markdown is here: http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax

[lukejadamec]

Thanks for the document link. It is good reading, but it is not much help unless I'm looking for a new profession.

[lukejadamec]

Pooks then?
*%^#!&)*^!!!
mmm
Hoot!

[lukejadamec]

4 spaces?
%^#!)^!!!
rrr them
*%^#!)*^!!!
stars.

[pradeepkumarg]

embed your code between pre tags < pre > < /pre >

Remove the space inside the tag when you use it.

[shartwell]

Testing 123

[shartwell]

Testing 123

[shartwell]

Testing 123

[cblanton]

Testing 123

 code 

[lukejadamec]

Thanks, it

%^#!)^

worked!
Except for the *'s, what is up with that? I still have to escape them

*%^#!)*^!!!

stars!

[rbechtold]

test

 | rex field=raw max_match=0 "\s?(?P[A-Za-z-\]+=[^\s]+)" 

[lukejadamec]

index=saywhat? sourcetype=I\sneed\sto\suse\s.*&%&%\sxml?

[govindsinghrawa]

let me try

hello world

[govindsinghrawa]

Eureka!!!!