User:Prabuanand/Help:Cheatsheet

For a full list of editing commands, see Help:Editing. To experiment with editing, use the sandbox.

Works anywhere in the text (wikitext)
Description	You type	You get
Italic text	''italic''	italic
Bold text	'''bold'''	bold
Bold and italic text	'''''bold & italic'''''	bold & italic
Link to another Wiki page	[[Name of page]] [[Name of page|Text to display]] [[Name of page#Section]] [[Name of page#Section|Text to display]]	Name of page Text to display Name of page#Section Text to display
Link to section on same page	[[#Section]] [[#Section|Text to display]]	#Section Text to display
External link	[https://www.google.com/ Google search engine]	Google search engine
Add a page to a category Categories should be placed at the bottom of pages.	[[Category:Category name]]	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 Help:Signature.	~~~~	Username, 13:15, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
Works anywhere in the text (HTML)
Description	You type	You get
Strikethrough	<s>strikethrough</s>	strikethrough
Underline	<u>underline</u>	underline
Subscripts and superscripts	regular<sub>sub</sub> <sup>sup</sup>	regularsub sup
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description	You type	You get
Code Start code lines with one or more spaces.	$ echo Hello World	$ echo Hello World
Section headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated for articles with four or more headings. =Level 1= should not be used.	== Level 2 == === Level 3 === ==== Level 4 ==== ===== Level 5 ===== ====== Level 6 ======	Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Horizontal rule	----
Bulleted list	* One * Two ** Two point one * Three	One Two Two point one Three
Numbered list	# One # Two ## Two point one # Three	One Two Two point one Three
Definition list	; Term one: Definition one ; Term two: Definition two	Term one Definition one Term two Definition two
Indenting text This is generally used when replying on a Talk page, as it keeps conversations easy to browse.	no indent (normal) :first indent ::second indent :::third indent	no indent (normal) first indent second indent third indent
Templates
Description	You type	You get
Inline code Use Template:ic.	{{ic|code}}	code
Character escape See Escape template-breaking characters	{{ic|1=echo =}} {{ic|echo{{=}}}}	echo = echo =
Display File Contents Use Template:Cat.	{{Cat|/path/file|Body '''text''' Second line.}}	Contents of /path/file Body '''text''' Second line.
Command Use Template:Cmd.	{{Cmd|apk add package}}	apk add package
Codeline Use Template:codeline.	Use {{Codeline|apk upgrade -U}} to upgrade	Use apk upgrade -U to upgrade.
Display Path Use Template:Path.	{{Path|/etc/network/interfaces}}	/etc/network/interfaces
Note Use Template:Note.	{{Note|This text should be noted.}}	Note: This text should be noted.
Tip Use Template:Tip.	{{Tip|This text should be considered.}}	Tip: This text should be considered.
Warning Use Template:Warning.	{{Warning|This text should be heeded.}}	Warning: This text should be heeded.
Refer Packages Use Template:Pkg.	{{Pkg|linux-lts}}	linux-lts
Refer Issue or Bugs Use Template:Issue.	{{Issue|279}}	#279
Refer Another Article Use Template:Main or Template:Seealso. Placed immediately under section headings	{{Main|IRC}} {{Seealso|IRC}}	Main article: IRC See also: IRC