isocpp / isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines

Markdown: jump in references don't match header line anchors

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Description

In the central
CppCoreGuidelines.md
the jump references to headers don't match the reference anchors of the headers.

I didn't check all but ,e.g.,

https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines/blob/master/CppCoreGuidelines.md#S-expr

should point to

https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines/blob/master/CppCoreGuidelines.md#es-expressions-and-statements

instead.

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Start with CppCoreGuidelines.md and inspect the jump references to headers, comparing each target anchor with the corresponding header line. Use the S-expr example in the issue as the model, update mismatched references, and verify that the links point to the intended headers.

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Tech stack
markdown
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
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