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@@ -1953,6 +1953,11 @@ A document may contain multiple metadata blocks. The metadata fields will be combined through a *left-biased union*: if two metadata blocks attempt to set the same field, the value from the first block will be taken. +When pandoc is used with `-t markdown` to create a markdown document, +a YAML metadata block will be produced only if the `-s/--standalone` +option is used. All of the metadata will appear in a single block +at the beginning of the document. + Note that YAML escaping rules must be followed. Thus, for example, if a title contains a colon, it must be quoted. The pipe character (`|`) can be used to begin an indented block that will be interpreted |