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		mkdirp on March 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cooklang – Managing Recipes in Git The author didn't go with a space because[0] some things have spaces in them, which would be harder to figure out. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28999634

omaranto on March 7, 2022 [–]

That is highly unconvincing! Isn't the quantity a number? Have the syntax be @<ingredient>{<number> <units>}, where the units may contain spaces but not braces. You can even make the space between quantity and units optional.

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