Help:Linking

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Contents 1 Wikilinks 2 Special prefix links 3 Using piped links 4 External links

[edit] Wikilinks

You can link to wiki pages by enclosing their names in double square brackets:

[[This is a link to a non-existant page]] -- [[Communities]]

gives: This is a link to a non-existant page -- Communities.

[edit] Special prefix links

You can link to various other wikis and to the BSCW subsystem via special prefix links:

• BSCW public space using object ID

 [[pub:d12345/File name.doc]]

• BSCW public space using mnemonic names (note the double colon)

 [[pub::Directory name/File name.doc]]

• BSCW space using object ID

 [[bscw:d12345/File name.doc]]

• BSCW space using mnemonic names (not yet implemented)

 [[bscw::Directory name/File name.doc]]

• Wikipedia et. al.

 [[wikipedia:Example]]

[edit] Using piped links

A piped link can be used with wikilinks and special prefix links to replace the displayed text with something else:

 [[destination|text to display]]

For example:

 [[pub::Directory name/COMIST Meeting.doc|COMIST meeting report]]

[edit] External links

If you type a complete URL, it will be automatically linked:

 Look at this: http://example.com

If you want to replace the displayed text with something else:

 Look at this: [http://example.com example text]