Numeric Reference Links

[Jelks Cabaniss]

I wrote:
> Numeric reference:
> 	This is an example link[1].
> [1]: http://example.com

Never mind.  Something nagged me about this, so I started re-reading the
recent link-related archives, and [sure enough]:

> The other request I've gotten, off-list, is for support for
> this:
> 
>     Blah blah link[1].
>     
>     [1]: url
> 
> which would turn into:
> 
>     Blah blah <a href="url">link</a>.
> 
> I'm less inclined to support this. There's a bit of variety
> in the link syntax Markdown supports, but the one constant
> is that [link text] is set in square brackets.

My apologies.

[sure enough]: http://tinyurl.com/2zwkp


/Jelks