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# Help: Cheatsheet

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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 Help:Style/Formatting and punctuation#Italic | `''italic''` | italic
Bold text Help:Style/Formatting and punctuation#Bold | `'''bold'''` | bold
Bold and italic text Help:Editing#Bold and italics | `'''''bold & italic'''''` | bold & italic
Link to another ArchWiki page Help:Editing#Internal links Help:Editing#Section links | `[[Name of page]]` `[[Name of page|Text to display]]` `[[Name of page#Section]]` | Name of page Text to display Name of page#Section
Link to section on same page | `[[#Section]]` | #Section
External link Help:Editing#External links | `[https://example.net/ Example external link]` | Example external link
Add a page to a category Categories should be placed at the beginning of pages. Help:Style#Categories | `[[Category:Category name]]` | The category name will be displayed in a bar at the bottom when the page is previewed or saved.
Works anywhere in the text (HTML)
Description | You type | You get
Strikethrough Help:Editing#Strike-out | `<s>strikethrough</s>` | strikethrough
Subscripts and superscripts | `regular <sub>subscripts</sub> <sup>superscripts</sup>` | regular subscripts superscripts
Works only at the beginning of lines
Description | You type | You get
Code Start code lines with one or more spaces. Help:Style#Code formatting | `$ echo Hello World` |
    $ echo Hello World
Redirect to another page Redirects must be placed at the start of the first line. Help:Editing#Redirects Help:Style#Redirect pages | `#REDIRECT [[Target page]]` | ↳ Target page
Section headings `= Level 1 =` should not be used. Help:Editing#Headings and subheadings Help:Effective use of headers Help:Style#Section headings |
    == Level 2 ==
    === Level 3 ===
    ==== Level 4 ====
    ===== Level 5 =====
    ====== Level 6 ======
| ## Level 2 ### Level 3 #### Level 4 ##### Level 5 ###### Level 6
Horizontal rule | `----` |
Bulleted list Help:Editing#Bullet points |
    * One
    * Two
    ** Two point one
    * Three
| One Two Two point one Three
Numbered list Help:Editing#Numbered lists |
    # One
    # Two
    ## Two point one
    # Three
| One Two Two point one Three
Definition list Must not be simply used for formatting. Help:Editing#Definition lists |
    ; Term one: Definition one
    ; Term two: Definition two
| Term one Definition one Term two Definition two
Indenting text Use indentation only when strictly necessary. Help:Editing#Indenting Help:Style/Formatting and punctuation#Quotations |
    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. See Help:Style/Formatting and punctuation#Monospace. | `{{ic|code}}` | `code`
Character escape Help:Template#Escape template-breaking characters | `{{ic|1=echo =}}` or `{{ic|echo {{=}}}}` | `echo =`
Block of code Use Template:bc. See Help:Style#Code formatting. |
    {{bc|
    block
    of code
    }}
    block
    of code
Code block with header Use Template:hc. |
    {{hc|header|
    code
    block
    }}
    header
    code
    block
Note Use Template:Note. See Help:Style#Notes, Warnings, Tips. | `{{Note|This text should be noted.}}` | Note This text should be noted.
Tip Use Template:Tip. | `{{Tip|This text may be considered.}}` | Tip This text may be considered.
Warning Use Template:Warning. | `{{Warning|This text should be heeded.}}` | Warning This text should be heeded.
Man page Use Template:man. See Help:Style#Man pages. | `{{man|7|ascii}}` | ascii(7)
Package Use Template:Pkg. See Help:Style#Official packages. See Help:Style/Formatting and punctuation#Package and group names. | `{{Pkg|linux}}` | linux
AUR package Use Template:AUR. See Help:Style#AUR packages. | `{{AUR|linux-git}}` | linux-gitAUR

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