[GH-ISSUE #1482] Dollar signs confuse the linter with links #696

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opened 2026-03-03 01:29:09 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @mtlynch on GitHub (Feb 6, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/1482

I ran into a strange issue where dollar signs seem to confuse the linter into thinking a bare URL exists when it's actually a link:

$ cat example.md 
# Test

$4 is more than [$1](https://example.com).

$ markdownlint-cli2 example.md 
markdownlint-cli2 v0.17.2 (markdownlint v0.37.4)
Finding: example.md
Linting: 1 file(s)
Summary: 1 error(s)
example.md:3:22 MD034/no-bare-urls Bare URL used [Context: "https://example.com"]

Originally created by @mtlynch on GitHub (Feb 6, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/issues/1482 I ran into a strange issue where dollar signs seem to confuse the linter into thinking a bare URL exists when it's actually a link: ```bash $ cat example.md # Test $4 is more than [$1](https://example.com). ``` ```bash $ markdownlint-cli2 example.md markdownlint-cli2 v0.17.2 (markdownlint v0.37.4) Finding: example.md Linting: 1 file(s) Summary: 1 error(s) example.md:3:22 MD034/no-bare-urls Bare URL used [Context: "https://example.com"] ```

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@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2025):

The rendering of this in the demo app indicates it is being purchased as a math expression and so the message is correct. You can backlash escape the first $ to avoid this.

https://dlaa.me/markdownlint/#%25m%23%20Test%0A%0A%244%20is%20more%20than%20%5B%241%5D(https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com).%0A

@DavidAnson commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2025): The rendering of this in the demo app indicates it is being purchased as a math expression and so the message is correct. You can backlash escape the first $ to avoid this. https://dlaa.me/markdownlint/#%25m%23%20Test%0A%0A%244%20is%20more%20than%20%5B%241%5D(https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com).%0A

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2026-03-03 01:29:10 +03:00

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@mtlynch commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2025):

Ah, I see. Thanks for the clarification!

@mtlynch commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2025): Ah, I see. Thanks for the clarification!

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2026-03-03 02:01:15 +03:00

[PR #696] [MERGED] Bump eslint-plugin-regexp from 1.11.0 to 1.12.0 #958

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