Official NixOS Wiki:Contributing: Difference between revisions

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==Style==
==Style==


===Language===
===Language===
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* ''Citations'': citations aren't required, but definitely appreciated; when citing code, hardlink to a particular revision.
* ''Citations'': citations aren't required, but definitely appreciated; when citing code, hardlink to a particular revision.
* ''Attribution'': where external material is quoted or utilized in the article, and/or licensing or common sense demands it, place clear and complete attribution and (where possible) a link.
* ''Attribution'': where external material is quoted or utilized in the article, and/or licensing or common sense demands it, place clear and complete attribution and (where possible) a link.
===Syntax===
Make sure to:
* Follow standard capitalization for software, particularly for the Nix ecosystem (NixOS, Nix, Nix Language, Nixpkgs, NixOps and Hydra).
* Use inline <code><nowiki><code><nowiki></code> tags for filenames, paths, commands and command-line tools as well as code snippets.
* Use the secondary mediawiki header (<code><nowiki>== My Section ==<nowiki></code>) as the primary one.


===Code===  
===Code===