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  ! Notes
  ! Notes
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  | {{template link|disambiguation}}
  | {{tl|disambiguation}}
  | {{disambiguation|category=no|Help:Help}}
  | {{disambiguation|category=no|Help:Help}}
  | Sometimes a single page can refer to more than one thing; use this template to link to the other pages
  | Sometimes a single page can refer to more than one thing; use this template to link to the other pages
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  | {{template link|merge}}
  | {{tl|merge}}
  | {{merge|category=no|Help:Help}}
  | {{merge|category=no|Help:Help}}
  | If two pages are closely related, they might become merge candidates. Use this template to propose a page merger
  | If two pages are closely related, they might become merge candidates. Use this template to propose a page merger
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  | {{template link|cleanup}}
  | {{tl|cleanup}}
  | {{cleanup|category=no}}
  | {{cleanup|category=no}}
  | Use this to mark articles or pages that don't follow the [[Project:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]
  | Use this to mark articles or pages that don't follow the [[Project:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]
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  | {{template link|low quality}}
  | {{tl|low quality}}
  | {{low quality|category=no}}
  | {{low quality|category=no}}
  | Use this template to mark articles that are poorly written, are not substantial enough, or that have big issues and don't meet our standards of quality
  | Use this template to mark articles that are poorly written, are not substantial enough, or that have big issues and don't meet our standards of quality
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  | {{template link|expansion}}
  | {{template link|expand}}
  | {{expansion|category=no}}
  | {{expand|category=no}}
  | Use this template to mark articles that contain too little information
  | Use this template to mark articles that contain too little information
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  | {{template link|outdated}}
  | {{tl|outdated}}
  | {{outdated|category=no}}
  | {{outdated|category=no}}
  | When the information in an article becomes stale, you can use this template to prompt the user to take the information with a grain of salt, and prompt other editors to contribute by updating it.
  | When the information in an article becomes stale, you can use this template to prompt the user to take the information with a grain of salt, and prompt other editors to contribute by updating it.
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| {{tl|delete}}
| {{delete|category=no}}
| When the relevance of an article can be disputed, or is otherwise not needed on the wiki, it can be proposed for deletion. In that case, this template is to be used.
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* [[Template:issue|<nowiki>{{issue}}</nowiki>]] to link to a Nixpkgs issue.
* [[Template:issue|<nowiki>{{issue}}</nowiki>]] to link to a Nixpkgs issue.
* [[Template:pull|<nowiki>{{pull}}</nowiki>]] to link to a Nixpkgs pull request.
* [[Template:pull|<nowiki>{{pull}}</nowiki>]] to link to a Nixpkgs pull request.
* [[Template:home manager|<nowiki>{{home manager}}</nowiki>]] links to a given Home Manager option search result.


=== Page construction ===
=== Page construction ===
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Sometimes, there isn't an icon in the Breeze theme that can be used for the purpose. In this case, alternative free and open source icons can be used. Once a stand-in is used, someone with the necessary skills can create the needed icon in the breeze style.
Sometimes, there isn't an icon in the Breeze theme that can be used for the purpose. In this case, alternative free and open source icons can be used. Once a stand-in is used, someone with the necessary skills can create the needed icon in the breeze style.
== Magic words ==
{{main|Help:Magic words}}
There are a number of syntax elements in MediaWiki that have special functionality, usually relevant to how the page is presented to the reader, but also useful in template development. Read more on the [[Help:Magic words|magic words help page]].


== See also ==
== See also ==