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# MD043 - Required header structure
Tags: headers
Aliases: required-headers
Parameters: headers (array of string; default `null` for disabled)
This rule is triggered when the headers in a file do not match the array of
headers passed to the rule. It can be used to enforce a standard header
structure for a set of files.
To require exactly the following structure:
# Head
## Item
### Detail
Set the `headers` parameter to:
[
"# Head",
"## Item",
"### Detail"
]
To allow optional headers as with the following structure:
# Head
## Item
### Detail (optional)
## Foot
### Notes (optional)
Use the special value `"*"` meaning "one or more unspecified headers" and set
the `headers` parameter to:
[
"# Head",
"## Item",
"*",
"## Foot",
"*"
]
When an error is detected, this rule outputs the line number of the first
problematic header (otherwise, it outputs the last line number of the file).
Note that while the `headers` parameter uses the "## Text" ATX header style for
simplicity, a file may use any supported header style.