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@@ -227,9 +227,11 @@ merged in a timely manner.
 Commit messages should be formatted in the same way as Linux kernel commit
 messages. The format is roughly
 
-``` dir: short summary
+```
+dir: short summary
 
-extended summary ```
+extended summary
+```
 
 `dir` should be the top level source directory under which the change was made.
 For example, a change in bgpd/rfapi would be formatted as: