[GH-ISSUE #969] MD007: Alternating fixes for nested list item definition (`* * item`) #576

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opened 2026-03-03 01:28:08 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-03 01:28:08 +03:00

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Originally created by @UnkwUsr on GitHub (Sep 13, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/969

List item with heading extra asterisk makes markdownlint mad so it shifts this line right-left from run to run.

I know this is not valid markdown syntax, but it is strange to stuck in loop.

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* * asd

After running markdownlint --fix:

  * * asd

After running markdownlint --fix (x2):

* * asd

Originally created by @UnkwUsr on GitHub (Sep 13, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/969 List item with heading extra asterisk makes `markdownlint` mad so it shifts this line right-left from run to run. I know this is not valid markdown syntax, but it is strange to stuck in loop. ## Example Original: ``` * * asd ``` After running `markdownlint --fix`: ``` * * asd ``` After running `markdownlint --fix` (x2): ``` * * asd ```

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2026-03-03 01:28:08 +03:00

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2026-03-03 01:28:10 +03:00

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@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2023):

Fun! Did this start in a recent release? (I'd guess it was there for a while.)

https://dlaa.me/markdownlint/#%25m%23%20Issue%20969%0A%0A*%20*%20asd%0A

@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2023): Fun! Did this start in a recent release? (I'd guess it was there for a while.) https://dlaa.me/markdownlint/#%25m%23%20Issue%20969%0A%0A*%20*%20asd%0A

kerem commented

2026-03-03 01:28:10 +03:00

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@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2023):

This behavior is present in the first version of markdownlint-cli2 that supported --fix, so it's at least 3 years old. (Not a new regression.)

markdownlint-cli2 v0.0.13 (markdownlint v0.22.0)

@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Sep 14, 2023): This behavior is present in the first version of `markdownlint-cli2` that supported `--fix`, so it's at least 3 years old. (Not a new regression.) `markdownlint-cli2 v0.0.13 (markdownlint v0.22.0)`

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2026-03-07 20:06:31 +03:00

[GH-ISSUE #576] Configurable custom rules in .markdownlint.jsonc #2305