From e4d20d6bd0e307c7dbdb2a7e2c13b7f29da21552 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ThinkPadNL Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 13:39:20 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update yaml.markdown (#736) Added link to YAMLLint, this saves beginners that aren't used to YAML a lot of time. --- source/getting-started/yaml.markdown | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/getting-started/yaml.markdown b/source/getting-started/yaml.markdown index a814993b4bb..6e49d0973d0 100644 --- a/source/getting-started/yaml.markdown +++ b/source/getting-started/yaml.markdown @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ The basics of YAML syntax are block collections and mappings containing key-valu Note that indentation is an important part of specifying relationships using YAML. Things that are indented are nested "inside" things that are one level higher. So in the above example, `platform: pushbullet` is a property of (nested inside) the `notify` component. Getting the right indentation can be tricky if you're not using an editor with a fixed width font. Tabs are not allowed to be used for indentation. Convention is to use 2 spaces for each level of indentation. +You can use [YAMLLint](http://www.yamllint.com/) to check if your YAML-syntax is correct before loading it into Home Assistant which will save you some time. +*Please pay attention on not putting in private data, as it is a 3rd-party website not maintained by Home Assistant.* Lines that start with **#** are comments and are ignored by the system.