title: Representing Directory & File Structure in Markdown Syntax
body: <p>I want to describe directory &amp; file structures in Markdown syntax. Is there a way to do it neatly?</p>
  <pre><code>.
  ├── _config.yml
  ├── _drafts
  │   ├── begin-with-the-crazy-ideas.textile
  │   └── on-simplicity-in-technology.markdown
  ├── _includes
  │   ├── footer.html
  │   └── header.html
  ├── _layouts
  │   ├── default.html
  │   └── post.html
  ├── _posts
  │   ├── 2007-10-29-why-every-programmer-should-play-nethack.textile
  │   └── 2009-04-26-barcamp-boston-4-roundup.textile
  ├── _data
  │   └── members.yml
  ├── _site
  └── index.html
  </code></pre>
  <p>Edit: Unicode has box drawing characters for this very purpose which can be copy pasted as is: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-drawing_character" rel="noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-drawing_character</a></p>