diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 82563e5d2fc..bbfe62e6a03 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ deps/npm/bin/npm text eol=lf
 deps/npm/bin/npx text eol=lf
 deps/corepack/shims/corepack text eol=lf
 tools/msvs/find_python.cmd text eol=crlf
+doc/**/*.md text eol=lf
diff --git a/vcbuild.bat b/vcbuild.bat
index 122e6b86ecc..d288feb6151 100644
--- a/vcbuild.bat
+++ b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ set lint_js=
 set lint_cpp=
 set lint_md=
 set lint_md_build=
+set format_md=
 set i18n_arg=
 set download_arg=
 set build_release=
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ if /i "%1"=="lint-md"       set lint_md=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="lint-md-build" set lint_md_build=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="lint"          set lint_cpp=1&set lint_js=1&set lint_md=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="lint-ci"       set lint_cpp=1&set lint_js_ci=1&goto arg-ok
+if /i "%1"=="format-md"     set format_md=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="package"       set package=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="msi"           set msi=1&set licensertf=1&set download_arg="--download=all"&set i18n_arg=full-icu&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="build-release" set build_release=1&set sign=1&goto arg-ok
@@ -180,6 +182,9 @@ if "%target_env%"=="vs2022" set "node_gyp_exe=%node_gyp_exe% --msvs_version=2022
 :: skip building if the only argument received was lint
 if "%*"=="lint" if exist "%node_exe%" goto lint-cpp
 
+:: skip building if the only argument received was format-md
+if "%*"=="format-md" if exist "%node_exe%" goto format-md
+
 if "%config%"=="Debug"      set configure_flags=%configure_flags% --debug
 if defined nosnapshot       set configure_flags=%configure_flags% --without-snapshot
 if defined nonpm            set configure_flags=%configure_flags% --without-npm
@@ -653,6 +658,7 @@ if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" set "NODEJS_MAKE=make PYTHON=python" & goto run-make-lint
 where wsl > NUL 2>&1
 if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" set "NODEJS_MAKE=wsl make" & goto run-make-lint
 echo Could not find GNU Make, needed for linting C/C++
+echo Alternatively, you can use WSL
 goto lint-js
 
 :run-make-lint
@@ -677,7 +683,7 @@ echo "Deprecated no-op target 'lint_md_build'"
 goto lint-md
 
 :lint-md
-if not defined lint_md goto exit
+if not defined lint_md goto format-md
 echo Running Markdown linter on docs...
 SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
 set lint_md_files=
@@ -688,10 +694,10 @@ for /D %%D IN (doc\*) do (
 )
 %node_exe% tools\lint-md\lint-md.mjs %lint_md_files%
 ENDLOCAL
-goto exit
+goto format-md
 
 :format-md
-if not defined lint_md goto exit
+if not defined format_md goto exit
 echo Running Markdown formatter on docs...
 SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
 set lint_md_files=
@@ -711,7 +717,7 @@ set exit_code=1
 goto exit
 
 :help
-echo vcbuild.bat [debug/release] [msi] [doc] [test/test-all/test-addons/test-doc/test-js-native-api/test-node-api/test-internet/test-tick-processor/test-known-issues/test-node-inspect/test-check-deopts/test-npm/test-v8/test-v8-intl/test-v8-benchmarks/test-v8-all] [ignore-flaky] [static/dll] [noprojgen] [projgen] [small-icu/full-icu/without-intl] [nobuild] [nosnapshot] [nonpm] [nocorepack] [ltcg] [licensetf] [sign] [ia32/x86/x64/arm64] [vs2022] [download-all] [enable-vtune] [lint/lint-ci/lint-js/lint-md] [lint-md-build] [package] [build-release] [upload] [no-NODE-OPTIONS] [link-module path-to-module] [debug-http2] [debug-nghttp2] [clean] [cctest] [no-cctest] [openssl-no-asm]
+echo vcbuild.bat [debug/release] [msi] [doc] [test/test-all/test-addons/test-doc/test-js-native-api/test-node-api/test-internet/test-tick-processor/test-known-issues/test-node-inspect/test-check-deopts/test-npm/test-v8/test-v8-intl/test-v8-benchmarks/test-v8-all] [ignore-flaky] [static/dll] [noprojgen] [projgen] [small-icu/full-icu/without-intl] [nobuild] [nosnapshot] [nonpm] [nocorepack] [ltcg] [licensetf] [sign] [ia32/x86/x64/arm64] [vs2022] [download-all] [enable-vtune] [lint/lint-ci/lint-js/lint-md] [lint-md-build] [format-md] [package] [build-release] [upload] [no-NODE-OPTIONS] [link-module path-to-module] [debug-http2] [debug-nghttp2] [clean] [cctest] [no-cctest] [openssl-no-asm]
 echo Examples:
 echo   vcbuild.bat                          : builds release build
 echo   vcbuild.bat debug                    : builds debug build