Alpine Linux:Markup syntax

Inline elements

• ''italic''; or use <i> or <em> or {font-style:italic} in a style attribute
• '''bold'''; or use <b> or <strong> or {font-weight:bold} in a style attribute
• '''''bold and italic'''''

• small or use {font-size:smaller} in a style attribute
• big or use {font-size:larger} in a style attribute (invalid in HTML5)
• ^sup or use {vertical-align:super} in a style attribute
• _sub or use {vertical-align:sub} in a style attribute

• <font> is deprecated; use {font-size:10pt; color:red; font-family:"Courier"} in a style attribute
• <span style="color:gray">
• <span style="color:white; background:red">
• u or use ins or {text-decoration:underline} in a style attribute (<u> is valid in HTML5 but not HTML4/strict; <ins> can also be a block element)
• s or use del or {text-decoration:line-through} in a style attribute (<s> is valid in HTML5 but not HTML4/strict; <del> can also be a block element)

• code uses {font-family:monospace;} (<tt> is invalid in HTML5)

  markup and → entities are still honored

• and and and are not processed by this wiki

• var
• cite
• {{Hint|term|explanation}}
• {{Path|/a/path/name}}
• {{Key| Ctrl}}+{{Key| C}}

Links

Here is [[Wiki pagetitle|a wiki page]]: a wiki page. Text immediately suffixing the link will be incorporated into the link text; separate with <nowiki /> to suppress.

TODO: Pkg

Here is an Alpine Issue link {{Issue|279}}: #279. The issue's description can be included as an optional second argument.

Here is [http://www.example.org/ an external link]: an external link. If no link text is supplied: [1]. Omit brackets for http://www.example.org/ (use <nowiki> to suppress).

[mailto:info@example.org?Subject=URL%20Encoded%20Subject&body=Body%20Text info].

In Talk pages, -- ~~~~ gives a signature and timestamp: -- Dubiousjim 10:00, 4 March 2012 (UTC)

Headings

Start headings at level 2, and don't skip levels.

== Heading2 ==

will produce:

Heading2

=== Heading3 ===

will produce:

Heading3

==== Heading4 ====

will produce:

Heading4

{{Delete|Message.}}</nowiki>
will produce:
{{subst:Delete|Message.}}

<pre>{{Obsolete|Alternate message.}}</nowiki>
will produce:
{{subst:Obsolete|Alternate message.}}

<pre>{{Merge|Page to merge with|Additional message.}}

will produce:

This material is proposed for merging ... It should be merged with Page to merge with. Additional message. (Discuss)

{{Move|New page name|Reason.}}

will produce:

This page is proposed for moving ... It should be renamed to New page name. Reason. (Discuss)

{{Draft|Alternate message.}}

will produce:

This material is work-in-progress ... Alternate message. (Last edited by Dubiousjim on 24 {{{03}}} 2012.)

{{Expand|Alternate message.}}

will produce:

This material needs expanding ... Alternate message.

Block elements

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{{Cmd|a <var>command</var> to try}} --- essentially, this is block-level (which is ignored)

Contents of /path/file

{{Cat|/path/file|body}} '''text''' <br /> more Second line. You must escape characters as follows: = not inside [[..]] use &#61; or {{=}} | not inside [[..]] use &#124; or {{!}} {{ use &#123; twice or {{lb}} }} use &#125; twice or {{rb}} unmatched [[ use &#91; twice unmatched ]] use &#93; twice

<nowiki> converts → entities and collapses whitespace (even multiple \ns), but ignores all '''wiki''' and <span style="color:green">HTML</span> [[markup]].

HTML's <pre> uses {white-space:pre; font-family:monospace;} To wrap to screen width, use <pre style="white-space:pre-wrap">

In wiki, one leading space displays as block element, in monospace, doesn't collapse whitespace.
Converts → entities and honors wiki and HTML markup.
? Can contain any inline element except: IMG OBJECT BIG SMALL SUP SUB
--- essentially, this and <pre> are block-level  (which is ignored), or a <code> snippet
whereas {{Cat}} is mainly intended to display a whole file.
A session script, with prompts and stdout, should be formatted like this (or with <pre>) instead of
using {{Cmd}}.

In wiki, <pre> displays as block element, in monospace, doesn't collapse whitespace.
Otherwise like <nowiki>: it converts → entities, but ignores '''wiki''' and <span style="color:green">HTML</span> [[markup]].
One leading space plus <nowiki> is same as <pre> (in this case, subsequent lines should not be space-prefixed; block will extend to closing </nowiki>)

: Simply indented text (on left side only).

This is <blockquote>. Collapses whitespace, and indents on both sides.

1. Here is a numbered list item.
   1. Doubly-numbered

• Here is a bulleted list item.
  • Doubly-bulleted

Blank lines, or non-bulleted/numbered lines, end the lists.

;item : Body text

or {{Define|item|Body text}} produce:

item

Body text

Heading: {{Box|Heading:|Body}}

Heading: {{Box|Heading:|Body then border-color then background-color|#DF0000|#FFDFDF}}

Tip: {{Tip|Write your Tip here.}}

Note: {{Note|Write your Note here.}}

Warning: {{Warning|Write your Warning here.}}

Todo: {{Todo|Write your Todo here.}}

Tables

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{|  border="1" style="width:75%; height:200px"  <!-- align=right makes table float -->
|+ The table's caption
|-
! width=100px | columnlabel 1
! columnlabel 2 !! columnlabel 3
|-
! rowlabel1
| Cell 1 || Cell 2 || Cell 3
|- style="height:100px; background:none" <!-- or style="background:transparent" -->
| align=right style="width:200px" | Cell A 
| style="background:red; color:white" | Cell B
| colspan=2 align=center | Cell C
|- valign=top <!-- have to be applied to every row, default is valign=middle; or use style="vertical-align:top;" -->
| rowspan=2 Cell D
| ...
|}

See also:

• http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Table

Images

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[[File:Alpinelinux 01.png|right|thumb|100px|Caption text]] gives:

Caption text

Options can appear in any order:

• Caption text defaults to filename; to wholly suppress, use <span title=""></span>
• alt=text
• Size can be [width][xheight]px
• page=number, for PDF images
• rendered inline, Caption shows as hover text: frameless, and/or border
  • rendered inline, on separate line: none
  • Valign for inline images, defaults to middle: middle|baseline|sub|super|top|text-top|bottom|text-bottom
  • Text flow can be stopped by placing {{Clear}} before the text that should start below the floating image
  • link=URL|pagetitle|blank, only for inline images
• rendered floating, defaults to right align, Caption displayed below image: thumb, thumb=alternate filename, frame (ignores size options)
  • rendered floating, defaults to thumb: left|right|center

To instead link to the file, you need to add a colon: File:Alpinelinux 01.png.

See also:

• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Images_and_other_uploaded_files
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Image_page
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax
• http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images
• http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Managing_files
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Navigational_image

Other

Every page should be assigned at least one Category, by placing the following at the bottom of the page:

[[Category:Category name]]

To link to a Category page, without adding the linking page to the category: [[:Category:Not in this category]]

A redirect page should contain only:

#REDIRECT [[pagename]]

FIXME

Here is one line, followed by <br />
and another line.

Here is <!-- a comment -->.

HR like this
----

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See also

• Wiki templates.
• http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:HTML_in_wikitext
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:HTML_in_wikitext
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup

There may be small divergences, but in general, ours seems to be just a standard MediaWiki installation.