Alpine Linux:Markup syntax

Inline elements

''italic'' or use  or  or {font-style:italic} in a style attribute
'''bold''' or use  or  or {font-weight:bold} in a style attribute

or use {font-size:smaller} in a style attribute
<big> or use {font-size:larger} in a style attribute (invalid in HTML5)
^ or use {vertical-align:super} in a style attribute
_ or use {vertical-align:sub} in a style attribute

is deprecated; use {font-size:10pt; color:red; font-family:"Courier"} in a style attribute
or use <ins> or {text-decoration:underline} in a style attribute ( 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

See also below
and and and are not processed by this wiki

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

Here is one line, followed by 
and another line.

Here is .

HTML Entities

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.

Here is {{Pkg|gtk+2.0}}: gtk+2.0.

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

An article with 4 or more headings automatically creates a table of contents. You can force a table of contents (or fine-tune its placement) by inserting __TOC__. You can suppress the table of contents by inserting __NOTOC__.

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

== Heading2 ==

will produce:

Heading2

=== Heading3 ===

will produce:

Heading3

==== Heading4 ====

will produce:

Heading4

{{Delete|Message.}}

will produce:

This material is proposed for deletion ...

Message. (Discuss) Make sure no other pages link here and check the page's history before deleting.

{{Obsolete|Alternate message.}}

will produce:

This material is obsolete ...

Alternate message. (Discuss)

{{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)

{{[[Template:Draft|Alternate message.}}

will produce:

This material is work-in-progress ...

Alternate message. (Last edited by Dubiousjim on 24 {{{03}}} 2012.)

{{[[Template:Expand|Alternate message.}}

will produce:

This material needs expanding ...

Alternate message.

Block elements

Lists

# Here is a numbered list item.
## Doubly-numbered
#* Numbered and bulleted.

* Here is a bulleted list item.
** Doubly-bulleted
*# Bulleted and numbered.
*# Another item.

will produce:

Here is a numbered list item.
1. Doubly-numbered
- Numbered and bulleted.

Here is a bulleted list item.
- Doubly-bulleted
1. Bulleted and numbered.
2. Another item.

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

Each of these:

;item: Body text
{{Define|item|Body text}}

will produce:

item: Body text

The second markup option also wraps a  around the block.

Indenting unstyled text

: Simply indented text (on left side only).

<blockquote>This is a blockquote.
It collapses whitespace, and indents on both sides.</blockquote>

will produce:

Simply indented text (on left side only).

This is a blockquote. It collapses whitespace, and indents on both sides.

Displaying code

Inline code

Use <code> for styling, and <nowiki> to suppress markup. If you use both, they must appear in that order. <nowiki> converts → entities and collapses whitespace (even multiple \ns), but ignores all '''wiki''' and HTML [[markup]].

User input

This is a block-level equivalent for the inline HTML element (which the wiki does not process). Note that wiki markup is still honored in the command text; but whitespace is not collapsed.

Command output; or shell sessions that intermix prompts, user input, and command output; or segments of files

Use space-indented blocks or <pre>:

 Every line
 begins with '''a space'''.

<pre>
Lines aren't
indented with '''a space.'''
</pre>

 <nowiki>Only first
line begins with '''a space'''.</nowiki>

will produce:

Every line
begins with a space.

Lines aren't
indented with '''a space.'''

Only first
line begins with '''a space'''.

All of these render as styled blocks, in monospace, and don't collapse whitespace. They are block-level equivalents for the inline HTML elements <code> or <samp> (which the wiki does not process).

All of these markup options convert → entities. The first also processes '''wiki''' and HTML [[markup]]. The second and the third don't; and they give equivalent presentations. With the third option, lines after the first should not be space-prefixed; the block will extend to the closing </nowiki>.

File contents

{{Cat|/path/to/file|body '''text''' <br /> more
Second line.}}

will produce:

Contents of /path/to/file

body '''text''' <br /> more
Second line.

Note that wiki and HTML markup in the file contents aren't coverted, though entities still are. You must escape characters as follows:

= not inside [[..]] use = or {{=}}

| not inside [[..]] use | or {{!}}

{{ use { twice or {{lb}}

}} use } twice or {{rb}}

unmatched [[ use [ twice

unmatched ]] use ] twice

Block-level code with no additional styling

<p style="white-space:pre; font-family:monospace;">One line.
Second line.
</p>

will produce:

One line. Second line.

This would be the behavior of HTML's <pre> without any styling. To wrap to screen width, use {white-space:pre-wrap}.

Message Boxes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
| ...
|}

Images

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

will produce:

Options can appear in any order:

Caption text defaults to filename; to wholly suppress, use 
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.

Other

Create HRs like this:

----

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]]

Inline elements

Links

Headings

Heading2

Heading3

Heading4

Block elements

Lists

Indenting unstyled text

Displaying code

Message Boxes

Tables

Images

Other

See also