Format

The source format of Wiki pages

• paragraphs are separated by empty lines;
• formatting directives such as links, titles, bold text are specified by repeated characters, such as brackets for links or underscores for boldface;
• indentation is used to to create lists, which can be nested.

• formatting text
• formatting lists
• formatting links
• formatting tables

Here is a short example demonstrating the formatting capabilities. The source text of this example is included at the end of the page.

It is easy to put text in boldface or italics (see text for more). It is also easy to include links to other pages in the same Wiki site, e.g. to the test page, links to any URL, e.g. my home page, and even images such as in the mbl page (see links for more).

Horizontal rulers are particularly useful when a page holds a discussion to which authors contribute by adding comments. As explained in the social protocols, it is a good idea to sign your contribution with a link to your Wiki page: [mbl].

Lists

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• item 1
• item 2
  • sub-item 2.1. This item has 2 paragraphs.

    Here is the second paragraph.

  • sub 2.2
    1. numbered sub-list
    2. more
    3. the end
  • sub-item 2.3
• item 3

wiki: a cool type of web site web: also known as the world-wide-wait

To be or not to be (wiki), that is the question...

        here is a sample link to the [[test page]]

Source text for this example

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=== Sample text ===

It is easy to put text in __boldface__ or ''italics'' (see [[text]] for more).
It is also easy to include links to other pages in the same Wiki site, e.g. to the [[test page]], 
links to any URL, e.g. [[http://www.daimi.au.dk/~mbl my home page]], and
even images such as in the [[mbl]] page (see [[links]] for more).

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Horizontal rulers are particularly useful when a page holds a
discussion to which authors contribute by adding comments.
As explained in the [[social protocols]], it is a good idea to
sign your contribution with a link to your Wiki page: [[[mbl]]].

--- Lists ---
Lists rely on indentation and special leading characters such as a dash or a number
(see [[lists]] for more):
        - item 1
        - item 2
                - sub-item 2.1. This item has 2 paragraphs.
                
                  Here is the second paragraph.
                - sub 2.2
                        1. numbered sub-list
                        2. more
                        3. the end
                - sub-item 2.3
        - item 3

Definition lists are use a colon to separate the terms from their definition:
        wiki:   a cool type of web site
        web:    also known as the world-wide-wait

Text can also be indented:
        To be or not to be (wiki), that is the question...
        
And you can insert literal text:
<<<
        here is a sample link to the [[test page]]
>>>

Version 2, Fri 05 Feb 1999 11:28:26 [mbl] - created Mon 23 Nov 1998 18:03:53 [mbl]