title: pandoc: Open link in new tab
body: <p>According to this <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/29767900/4185785">answer</a>, it should be possible to use the following syntax</p>
  
  <pre><code>[link](url){:target="_blank"}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>to have links opening in a new tab when using <code>pandoc</code>.</p>
  
  <p>However, it seems this option is not supported as the option is not recognized when converting to html.</p>
  
  <p>I am using <code>rmarkdown</code> which relies on <code>pandoc</code> in the background.</p>
  
  <p>Is it possible to do so using <code>pandoc</code> and if yes, how?</p>