Help:Template
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 using a template is Template:TemplateName.
There is an exception - when the argument contains the = operator - in which case the template is using a named argument like
filenamecontent
Command templates
To emphazise a command in a document - to be run as either root or user
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.
{{File|file=Filename|content=Content}}
The best result is achieved by using the pre tag inside the content.
# 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
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
{{Important|It is not possible to run `makepkg` as root!}}
You can examine how the templates are called by looking at the source of this document.