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+# H1 Heading 1
+## H2 Heading 2
+### H3 Heading 3
+
+**bold text**
+
+__also bold text__
+
+*italicized text*
+
+_also italicized text_
+
+>blockquote
+
+1. First item of Ordered List
+2. Second item of Ordered List
+3. Third item of Ordered List
+
+- First item of Unordered List
+- Second item of Unordered List
+- Third item of Unordered List
+
+`code block`
+
+---
+
+[title](https://www.example.com)
+
+<!-- this works, local files just won't load in markdown preview for some reason:-->
+![alt text](image.jpg)
+
+<!-- This works but is commented out for now -->
+<!-- ![alt text](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Paraw_sailboats_in_Boracay_2.jpg) -->
+
+| Syntax | Description |
+| ----------- | ----------- |
+| Header | Title |
+| Paragraph | Text |
+
+``
+{
+    "firstName: "John",
+    "lastName": "Smith"
+    "age": 25
+}
+``
+
+Here's a sentence with a footnote. [^1]
+
+[^1]: This is the footnote
+
+### My Great Heading {#custom-id}
+
+term
+: definition
+
+~~The world is flat~~
+
+- [x] Write the press release
+- [ ] Update the website
+- [ ] Contact the media
+
+That is so funny! :joy:
+
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@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ add notation about using pick to parse through output, and pipe that using xargs
 example:
 ls | pick | xargs bat # will give you a choice of the files from ls, pick displays a menu to "pick" the file, which then is parsed to xargs bat (invokes bat on choice from ls | pick)
 
-for now, occassionally study and implement trivial C programs that demonstrate these algorithms:
-
 https://medium.com/techie-delight/top-25-algorithms-every-programmer-should-know-373246b4881b
+
+neovim markdown-preview fix:
+
+:call mkdp#util#install()
+:TSUpdate all