Re^2: Parsing a Log file

[polettix]

The contents of your log file would be a lot easier to read if it was in a <pre> ... </pre> block.

While nobody can deny this, it's usually better to suggest <code>...</code> (or shorter <c>...</c>) blocks for formatting code, file contents, printouts from shell sessions, etc. In the first two cases, in particular, this eases the other monks with stuff like downloading the fragment.

[dsheroh]

On the contrary, I can deny it. To quote the bottom of the preview page:

If you think you're going to use <pre> tags — don't! Use <code> tags instead! This applies to data as well as code.

Aside from downloadability, using <code> instead of <pre> also prevents long lines from messing up page formatting.