@@ -493,14 +493,15 @@ header when requesting a document from a URL:
493493 headings become level 1 headings, and level 3 headings
494494 become level 2 headings. Headings cannot have a level
495495 less than 1, so a heading that would be shifted below level 1
496− becomes a regular paragraph. Exception: with a shift of -1,
497− a level-1 heading at the beginning of the document
498− replaces the metadata title. Conversely, with a shift
499− of +1, a nonempty metadata title becomes a level-1 heading at
500− the beginning of the document. `--shift-heading-level-by=-1`
496+ becomes a regular paragraph. Exception: with a shift of -N,
497+ a level-N heading at the beginning of the document
498+ replaces the metadata title. `--shift-heading-level-by=-1`
501499 is a good choice when converting HTML or Markdown documents that
502500 use an initial level-1 heading for the document title and
503− level-2+ headings for sections.
501+ level-2+ headings for sections. `--shift-heading-level-by=1`
502+ may be a good choice for converting Markdown documents that
503+ use level-1 headings for sections to HTML, since pandoc uses
504+ a level-1 heading to render the document title.
504505
505506`--base-header-level=`*NUMBER*
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