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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Cmd+click link demo</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 16px; max-width: 32rem; }
    a.doc-link { color: #2563eb; font-weight: bold; }
    #log { margin-top: 12px; padding: 12px; background: #f1f5f9; border-radius: 6px; font-size: 14px; min-height: 2em; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <a href="https://example.com/docs" class="doc-link" id="link">Open documentation</a>
  <div id="log">Click the link (plain or with Cmd/Ctrl held).</div>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    $("a.doc-link").on("click", function (event) {
      if (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) {
        event.preventDefault();
        window.open(this.href, "_blank");
        $("#log").text("Opened in new tab (metaKey: " + event.metaKey + ", ctrlKey: " + event.ctrlKey + ")");
        return;
      }
      event.preventDefault();
      $("#log").text("Plain click — would navigate in same tab (metaKey: false)");
    });
  </script>
</body>
</html>

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