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 # gpioplus
 
-gpioplus is a c++ wrapper around the linux gpio ioctl interface.
-It aims to provide c++ ergonomics to the usage.
+gpioplus is a c++ wrapper around the linux gpio ioctl interface. It aims to
+provide c++ ergonomics to the usage.
 
 ## Building
+
 For a standard release build, you want something like:
+
 ```
 meson setup -Dexamples=false -Dtests=disabled builddir
 ninja -C builddir
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@
 ```
 
 For a test / debug build, a typical configuration is
+
 ```
 meson setup -Dtests=enabled builddir
 meson test -C builddir