em-dash
This skill is for Writing & Editing and helps you review punctuation in code comments, replace em dashes with hyphens, and audit punctuation mark usage.
Expert on the history, origin, and correct use of the em dash. Use when writing or reviewing code, comments, or data files to avoid em and en dashes, defaulting to never using them and replacing any found with a hyphen (-). Includes strong knowledge of punctuation marks and the proper usage of punctuation characters when writing comments.
Helps you
- Review punctuation in code comments
- Replace em dashes with hyphens
- Audit punctuation mark usage
- Fix dashes in documentation
- Correct punctuation in data files
Install
Copy into ~/.claude/skillsgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot
cp -r awesome-copilot/skills/em-dash ~/.claude/skills/em-dashWhat it can use
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PunctuationEm DashCode CommentsStyle Guidetechnical-writinggrammar
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