Help:Cheatsheet

This page provides a quick reference for common wiki editing commands. See Help:Editing for comprehensive documentation, Help:Style for conventions, or use the sandbox to practice.

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, 10:05, 15 December 2025 (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. =Heading 1= should not be used.	== Heading 2 == === Heading 3 === ==== Heading 4 ==== ===== Heading 5 ===== ====== Heading 6 ======	Heading 2 Heading 3 Heading 4 Heading 5 Heading 6
Horizontal rule	----
Bulleted list	* One * Two ** Two point one * Three	One Two Two point one Three
Numbered list	# One #: Do not number this line # Two ## Two point one # Three	One Do not number this line 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