This page provide QuickStart instructions for people wanting to edit the content of wiki.debian.org.
This is a quick start. Read the Editor Guide if you plan to make important modifications.
Contents
Creating an Account
Simply click on the Login link in the sidebar menu to create your account.
Your username should be in the format "FirstnameLastname" ("IrcNickname" or your Debian developer login are fine too).
To create a wiki Homepage (optional), click on your name in the sidebar, then click on "HomepageTemplate" in the templates list.
If you have a specific interest in some page, you may want to "subscribe" to it (in your UserPreferences page).
For more information about your account, see Your account.
Editing
Here's a very quick introduction. You can experiment in WikiSandBox. For more help, see moinmoin's HelpOnEditing and ?SyntaxReference. Reading the Debian Wiki's Editor Guide is a good idea.
Emphasis: Italics and bold text.
''Italics'' and '''bold'''
Commands and literals: monospaced also known as fixed width text.
`monospaced` also known as `fixed width text`.
Headings: (like the "Editing" header above).
= Title 1 = == Title 2 == .. ====== Title 6 ====== (note: no spaces at the beginning or at the end of the line.)
Lists: (sample below). The items can be numbered (1., a., A., i., I.), or bulleted ( * );
- Fruits
- Orange
- Banana
- Vegetables
* Fruits 1. Orange 1. Banana * Vegetables
the space at the beginning of the line is mandatory (use many for indentation).
Links:
?page name in brackets and double brackets
http://www.debian.org
(?JoinedCapitalizedWords are automatically converted into links).
[[page name in brackets and double brackets]] [[http://www.debian.org]] (JoinedCapitalizedWords are automatically converted into links).
Tables:
cell text |
cell text |
cell text spanning 2 columns |
|| cell text || cell text || |||| cell text spanning 2 columns ||
See Also
Read the complete Editor Guide
Wondering how you can help? Check Debian Wiki or Debian in general.