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==Using templates==
Templates help to create a consistent look and feel to various elements.
A template is referenced using the '''TemplateName''' and one or more '''arguments'''.

To use a template in any document reference the template and separate arguments with pipes '''|'''. The general format for injecting a template looks like this
<pre>{{TemplateName|argument1|argument2}}</pre>

There are exceptions - when the argument contains the '''=''' operator - in which case the template is using named arguments and format for injecting a template with named arguments
<pre>{{File|file=filename|content=content}}</pre>

==Command templates==
To emphazise if an example command in a document is assuming root or user context
{{RootCmd|command=command}}
{{UserCmd|command=command}}

==File and content sample==
When you want to describe how to modify an given file's content. This is a little more work but produces a nice result. Because the content of configuration file often - if not always include '''=''' operator - it is necessary to use named variables when passing values to the template.
<pre>{{File|file=Filename|content=Content}}</pre>
The best result is achieved by using the '''pre''' tag inside the content.
{{File|file=~/.profile|
content=
<pre>
# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME="qt5ct"
export GTK2_RC_FILES="$HOME/.gtkrc-2.0"

export EDITOR=/usr/bin/nano
export VISUAL=/usr/bin/nano
</pre>
}}

==Highlight boxes==
Boxes are helpers - they are not the document - so don't over-do it.
One way to draw attention to a point is the '''Important''' template which is a simplified verison of the '''BoxInfo template''' as you can see from below samples
<pre>{{Important|It is not possible to run `makepkg` as root!}}</pre>
{{Important|It is not possible to run `makepkg` as root!}}

===Available boxes===
{{BoxPrimary|Header|This is a BoxPrimary template}}
{{BoxSecondary|Header|This is a BoxSecondary template}}
{{BoxInfo|Header|This is a BoxInfo template}}
{{BoxSuccess|Header|This is a BoxSuccess template}}
{{BoxWarning|Header|This is a BoxWarning template}}
{{BoxDanger|Header|This is a BoxDanger template}}
{{BoxLight|Header|This is a BoxLight template}}
{{BoxDark|Header|This is a BoxDark template}}