Help:Cheatsheet - ArchWiki

# Help:Cheatsheet

From ArchWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

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 ArchWiki page | `[[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 | `[https://www.google.com/ Google search engine]` | Google search engine
Add a page to a category Categories should be placed at the beginning 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 mw:Help:Signatures. | `~~~~` | Username, 11:58, 2 August 2021 (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. See also 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. | `#redirect [[Target page]]` | → Target page
Section headings A Table of Contents will automatically be generated for articles with four or more headings. =Level 1= should not be used. See also Help:Effective use of headers. | `== 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 Help:Template#Escape template-breaking characters. | `{{ic|1=echo =}}` | `echo =`
Block code Use Template:bc. |
    {{bc|
    block
    code
    }}
    block
    code
Block code with header Use Template:hc. |
    {{hc|header|
    block
    }}
    header
    block
Note Use Template:Note. | `{{Note|This text should be noted.}}` | Note: This text should be noted.
Warning Use Template:Warning. | `{{Warning|This text should be heeded.}}` | Warning: This text should be heeded.
Man page Use Template:man. | `{{man|7|archlinux}}` | archlinux(7)
Package Use Template:Pkg. | `{{Pkg|linux}}` | linux
AUR package Use Template:AUR. | `{{AUR|linux-git}}` | linux-gitAUR

Category:

- Help