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#### 11.10.2.1 Using Publishing Markup in Script Files

To use Publishing Markup, start by typing ‘`##`’ or ‘`%%`’ at the beginning of a new line. For MATLAB compatibility ‘`%%%`’ is treated the same way as ‘`%%`’.

The lines following ‘`##`’ or ‘`%%`’ start with one of either ‘`#`’ or ‘`%`’ followed by at least one space. These lines are interpreted as section. A section ends at the first line not starting with ‘`#`’ or ‘`%`’, or when the end of the document is reached.

A section starting in the first line of the document, followed by another start of a section that might be empty, is interpreted as a document title and introduction text.

See the example below for clarity:

    %% Headline title
    %
    % Some *bold*, _italic_, or |monospaced| Text with
    % a <https://www.octave.org link to GNU Octave>.
    %%

    # "Real" Octave commands to be evaluated
    sombrero ()

    ## Octave comment style supported as well
    #
    # * Bulleted list item 1
    # * Bulleted list item 2
    #
    # # Numbered list item 1
    # # Numbered list item 2