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Quick reference with live previews for Markdown, shortcodes, and front matter.

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Caution

Risk of harm or data loss.

Details

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Tabs

{{< tabs >}}
{{< tab "Go" >}}
```go
fmt.Println("hello")
```
{{< /tab >}}
{{< tab "Python" >}}
```python
print("hello")
```
{{< /tab >}}
{{< tab "Rust" >}}
```rust
println!("hello");
```
{{< /tab >}}
{{< /tabs >}}
fmt.Println("hello")

Steps

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1. **Install Hugo**

   Download the extended binary from gohugo.io.

2. **Clone the repo**

   `git clone [email protected]:tamnd/brain.git`

3. **Run locally**

   `hugo server`

{{< /steps >}}
1. **Install Hugo** Download the extended binary from gohugo.io. 2. **Clone the repo** `git clone [email protected]:tamnd/brain.git` 3. **Run locally** `hugo server`

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stable
beta
deprecated
tag

Mermaid diagrams

```mermaid
graph LR
    A[Write note] --> B[brain_on.sh detects change]
    B --> C[git commit + push]
    C --> D[GitHub Actions builds]
    D --> E[Live on GitHub Pages]
```
    graph LR
    A[Write note] --> B[brain_on.sh detects change]
    B --> C[git commit + push]
    C --> D[GitHub Actions builds]
    D --> E[Live on GitHub Pages]
  
```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
    Client->>Server: GET /api/notes
    Server-->>Client: 200 OK + JSON
```
    sequenceDiagram
    Client->>Server: GET /api/notes
    Server-->>Client: 200 OK + JSON
  

KaTeX math

Inline:

$E = mc^2$

E=mc2E = mc^2

Block (centered):

$$
\int_0^\infty e^{-x^2}\,dx = \frac{\sqrt{\pi}}{2}
$$
0ex2dx=π2 \int_0^\infty e^{-x^2}\,dx = \frac{\sqrt{\pi}}{2}

Code blocks

```go
package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
    fmt.Println("hello, brain")
}
```
package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
    fmt.Println("hello, brain")
}
def greet(name: str) -> str:
    return f"hello, {name}"
SELECT title, date
FROM notes
WHERE tags @> ARRAY['go']
ORDER BY date DESC;
hugo server --buildDrafts --buildFuture

Markdown quick reference

Text

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**bold**bold
*italic*italic
`code`code
~~strike~~strike

Links

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[internal]({{< relref "cheatsheet.md" >}})

external

Task list

- [x] Published cheatsheet
- [x] Added dark mode toggle
- [ ] Write more notes
  • Published cheatsheet
  • Added dark mode toggle
  • Write more notes

Table

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|:-----|:------:|------:|
| a    |   b    |     c |
| 1    |   2    |     3 |
LeftCenterRight
abc
123

Footnote

This is a claim.[^source]

[^source]: The source for this claim.

This is a claim.1

Front matter reference

title: "Note title"
date: 2026-05-02
weight: 1                    # sidebar order, lower = higher
tags: ["go", "db"]
draft: false

math: true                   # enable KaTeX on this page

  1. The source for this claim. ↩︎