How do I make a link to a url using Markdown?

OK, here is a url that I tried linking to in an answer on this page:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Expanded_columns_in_folders_pane_(Thunderbird)

If you click on the link, you will see that the link doesn't work as the closing bracket is omitted.

How am I supposed to do it?

Neal

Posted 2009-10-25T22:07:14.617

Reputation: 8 447

Answers

I believe the solution is to put a '\' before the closing parenthesis.

So this:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Expanded_columns_in_folders_pane_(Thunderbird)

becomes this:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Expanded_columns_in_folders_pane_(Thunderbird\ ) (without the extra space)

However, SuperUser seems to support URLs with the closing parenthesis in them, so it shouldn't be a problem here.

Source

th3dude

Posted 2009-10-25T22:07:14.617

Reputation: 9 189

This does not work and I do not know why it was accepted as the answer, I even tested it. – ricbax – 2009-10-25T22:31:32.900

+1. It works and the question of author never mentioned SuperUser in particular. In fact, if this was a SuperUser specific question, it would have to be moved to meta(http://meta.stackoverflow.com/).

– A Dwarf – 2009-10-25T22:58:07.667

My mistake, I should have taken a bit more time to understand the question being asked. – ricbax – 2009-10-25T23:10:09.123

No worries. Sorry I was a bit harsh in my comment. – th3dude – 2009-10-25T23:14:48.023

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Expanded_columns_in_folders_pane_(Thunderbird)

[1]: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Expanded_columns_in_folders_pane_%28Thunderbird%29

Use URL Encoding opening bracket ( = %28 and closing bracket ) = %29

Source: URL Encoded Characters

ricbax

Posted 2009-10-25T22:07:14.617

Reputation: 4 894