[GH-ISSUE #581] MD051/link-fragments false error with user-specified heading anchor #2309

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opened 2026-03-07 20:06:33 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @misterbisson on GitHub (Sep 14, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/581

Error message: content/intro/use-cases/index.md:20:5 MD051/link-fragments Link fragments should be valid [Context: "[Personally identifiable information (PII)](#pii)"]
Offending line: - [Personally identifiable information (PII)](#pii)
Target heading: ## Personally identifiable information (PII) {#pii}

The target heading uses common markdown syntax to specify the id/anchor string for a heading.

Originally created by @misterbisson on GitHub (Sep 14, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/581 - Error message: `content/intro/use-cases/index.md:20:5 MD051/link-fragments Link fragments should be valid [Context: "[Personally identifiable information (PII)](#pii)"]` - Offending line: ` - [Personally identifiable information (PII)](#pii)` - Target heading: `## Personally identifiable information (PII) {#pii}` The target heading uses common markdown syntax to specify the id/anchor string for a heading.

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@nschonni commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2022):

Duplicate of https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/570 maybe

@nschonni commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2022): Duplicate of https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/570 maybe

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@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2022):

Agree this looks like a duplicate; Gitiles syntax is not CommonMark. @misterbisson, I will close this, unless you disagree.

@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2022): Agree this looks like a duplicate; Gitiles syntax is not CommonMark. @misterbisson, I will close this, unless you disagree.