For a full list of editing commands, see Help:Editing. To experiment with editing, use the sandbox.
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| Italic text |
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italic |
| Bold text |
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bold |
| Bold and italic text |
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bold & italic |
| Link to another ArchWiki page |
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| Link to section on same page |
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| External link |
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| Add a page to a category Categories should be placed at the beginning of pages.
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[[Category:Category name]]
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The category name will display in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved. |
| Signature
Sign your contributions when posting to a Talk page. Do not sign when contributing to an article. See also mw:Help:Signatures. |
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Username, 04:21, 3 January 2024 (UTC) |
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| Description | You type | You get |
| Strikethrough |
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| Underline |
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underline |
| Subscripts and superscripts |
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regularsub sup |
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| Description | You type | You get |
| Code
Start code lines with one or more spaces. See also Help:Style#Code formatting. |
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$ echo Hello World |
| Redirect to another page
Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line.
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| Section headings
A Table of Contents will automatically be generated for articles with four or more headings. =Level 1= should not be used. See also Help:Effective use of headers. |
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Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 |
| Horizontal rule |
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| Bulleted list |
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| Numbered list |
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| Definition list |
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| Indenting text
This is generally used when replying on a Talk page, as it keeps conversations easy to browse.
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no indent (normal)
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| Inline code
Use Template:ic.
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| Character escape |
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| Block code
Use Template:bc.
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{{bc|
block
code
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block code |
| Block code with header
Use Template:hc.
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{{hc|header|
block
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header block |
| Note
Use Template:Note.
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Note: This text should be noted.
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| Warning
Use Template:Warning.
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Warning: This text should be heeded.
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| Man page
Use Template:man.
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| Package
Use Template:Pkg.
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| AUR package
Use Template:AUR.
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linux-gitAUR |