Mediawiki Cheatsheet

Links

• For portability of this wiki, please format pages and uploaded files as double bracket [[ link ]] internal links format like this:

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Internal page: [[Main Page]]	Internal page: Main Page
Uploaded file: [[File:Ionization.jpg | 150px]]	Uploaded file:

• External link

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External link: [https://cita.utoronto.ca CITA]	External link: CITA

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Make lists

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* Lists are easy to do: ** start every line * with a star ** more stars mean *** deeper levels	Lists are easy to do: start every line with a star more stars mean deeper levels
# Numbered lists are good ## very organized ## easy to follow	Numbered lists are good very organized easy to follow
; Definition lists ; item : definition ; semicolon plus term : colon plus definition	Definition lists item definition semicolon plus term colon plus definition

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Type Math Formula

• This wiki supports Latex math formula rendering.

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<math>E=m_0c^2\sqrt{1+(\frac{p}{m_0c})^2}</math>	[math]\displaystyle{ E=m_0c^2\sqrt{1+(\frac{p}{m_0c})^2} }[/math]

Image and File Upload

• Use the Upload file link on the sidebar
• View uploaded files on Special:ListFiles page
• To link to an uploaded file or image, double bracket the file name only, eg

  [[File:Ionization.jpg]]

  .
• If an image is too big, specify dimensions like

  [[File:Ionization.jpg | 150px]]

  .

Text Formatting

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You can write ''italic'', '''bold''', or '''''bold & italic'''''.	You can write italic, bold, or bold & italic.
Section headings: == Level 2 == === Level 3 === ==== Level 4 ====	Section headings: Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
<syntaxhighlight lang="C++"> // echo.hpp void echo(); // echo.cpp #include <iostream> #include "echo.hpp" using namespace std; void echo() { cout << "Hello" << endl; } </syntaxhighlight>	// echo.hpp void echo(); // echo.cpp #include <iostream> #include "echo.hpp" using namespace std; void echo() { cout << "Hello" << endl; }