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The Test Wiki

Note that this address is very different from the APL Wiki address: http://aplwiki.aplteam.com

Certain pages are protected to ensure an appropriate structure for the root of the wiki, but otherwise pages are editable, and you can add any new pages you think are needed.

Creating an Account

Note that passwords and usernames are case sensitive.

In case of a forgotten password you can ask the wiki to send you an email with your password hash, which MoinMoin will accept instead. Then it would be smart to change your password! (MoinMoin does not save passwords but hashes, so it can tell you only the hash. A hash can be generated from a password, but there is no way to recover a password from its hash.)

Editing

= Heading =

A second-level header would look like this:

== Subheading ==

Here you see the markup for an unordered list:

* a topic

An example for an ordered list:

1. First item
1. Second item

It does not matter which number is used – any number will do. Note that for list definitions the first character on a line must be a blank.

Finally an example for a bold word:

This is a '''bold''' word

Besides lists and headers, you need to know how to create a link. In general, there are two different kinds of links: internal and external. The easiest way to create an internal link is to use CamelCase syntax. Words written in CamelCase are automatically created as an internal link. There are two possible problems:

1. Sometimes you want to use CamelCase without creating a link. For example, mentioning the most popular version-control software, SubVersion, results in an internal link. Fortunately, there is an easy way to tell MoinMoin that you do not want such a link: !SubVersion will do the trick.

2. Sometimes you want a link to something like DyalogAPL. That does not work, but DyalogApl looks ugly. In those cases you can use some of the more sophisticated markup to create a link. Refer to HelpOnLinking.

External links can be created with expressions like this:

[http://www.dyalog.com Dyalog APL Version 11]

Dyalog APL Version 11 then becomes a hyperlink.

Since we are talking about an APL Wiki, we need to know how to enter code. Everything between {{{ and }}} gets a box with a distinctive background colour. (All whitespace is preserved.) The syntax we’ve discussed so far should already be good enough to start your career as an author on the APL Wiki. Don’t hesitate!