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-# Cppcheck #
+# Cppcheck
 
-## Donations ##
+## Donations
 
-### Donations ###
+### Donations
 
 If you find Cppcheck useful for you, feel free to make a donation.
 
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-## About the name ##
+## About the name
 
-The original name of this program is "C++check" but it was later changed to "cppcheck".
+The original name of this program was "C++check", but it was later changed to "Cppcheck".
 
 Despite the name, Cppcheck is designed for both C and C++.
 
-## Manual ##
+## Manual
 
-A manual is available online:
-http://cppcheck.sf.net/manual.pdf
+A manual is available [online](http://cppcheck.sf.net/manual.pdf).
 
-## Compiling ##
+## Compiling
 
 Any C++ compiler should work.
 
 To build the GUI, you need Qt.
 
-When building the command line tool, PCRE is normally used.
+When building the command line tool, [PCRE](http://www.pcre.org/) is normally used.
 PCRE is optional.
 
 There are multiple compilation choices:
 * qmake - cross platform build tool
-* Windows: Visual Studio
-* Windows: Qt Creator + mingw
+* Windows: Visual Studio or Qt Creator or MinGW
 * gnu make
 * g++
 
-### qmake ###
+### qmake
 
 You can use the gui/gui.pro file to build the GUI.
 
-    cd gui
-    qmake
-    make
+```
+cd gui
+qmake
+make
+```
 
-### Visual Studio ###
+### Visual Studio
 
 Use the cppcheck.sln file. The rules are normally enabled.
 
-To compile with rules (pcre dependency):
-* the pcre dll is needed. it can be downloaded from: http://cppcheck.sf.net/pcre-8.10-vs.zip
+To compile with rules (PCRE dependency):
+* the PCRE dll is needed. It can be downloaded from [here](http://cppcheck.sf.net/pcre-8.10-vs.zip).
 
 To compile without rules (no dependencies):
-* remove the preprocessor define HAVE_RULES from the project
+* remove the preprocessor define `HAVE_RULES` from the project
 * remove the pcre.lib from the project
 
-### Qt Creator + mingw ###
+### Qt Creator + MinGW
 
 The PCRE dll is needed to build the CLI. It can be downloaded here:
 http://software-download.name/pcre-library-windows/
 
-### gnu make ###
+### gnu make
 
-To build Cppcheck with rules (pcre dependency):
+To build Cppcheck with rules (PCRE dependency):
 
-    make HAVE_RULES=yes
+```
+make HAVE_RULES=yes
+```
 
 To build Cppcheck without rules (no dependencies):
 
-    make
+```
+make
+```
 
-### g++ (for experts) ###
+### g++ (for experts)
 
 If you just want to build Cppcheck without dependencies then you can use this command:
 
-    g++ -o cppcheck -Ilib cli/*.cpp lib/*.cpp
+```
+g++ -o cppcheck -Ilib cli/*.cpp lib/*.cpp
+```
 
-If you want to use --rule and --rule-file then dependencies are needed:
+If you want to use `--rule` and `--rule-file` then dependencies are needed:
 
-    g++ -o cppcheck -lpcre -DHAVE_RULES -Ilib -Iexternals cli/*.cpp lib/*.cpp externals/tinyxml/*.cpp
+```
+g++ -o cppcheck -lpcre -DHAVE_RULES -Ilib -Iexternals cli/*.cpp lib/*.cpp externals/tinyxml/*.cpp
+```
 
-### mingw ###
+### MinGW
 
-    make LDFLAGS=-lshlwapi
+```
+make LDFLAGS=-lshlwapi
+```
 
-### Cross compiling Win32 (CLI) version of Cppcheck in Linux ###
+### Cross compiling Win32 (CLI) version of Cppcheck in Linux
 
-    sudo apt-get install mingw32
-    make CXX=i586-mingw32msvc-g++ LDFLAGS="-lshlwapi"
-    mv cppcheck cppcheck.exe
+```
+sudo apt-get install mingw32
+make CXX=i586-mingw32msvc-g++ LDFLAGS="-lshlwapi"
+mv cppcheck cppcheck.exe
+```
 
-## Webpage ##
+## Webpage
 
 http://cppcheck.sourceforge.net/