Wiki syntax
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Wiki syntax is MediaWiki's simple text formatting used in writing wiki pages. See also Wikitext syntax.
For current state of things, see en:Wikipedia:How to edit a page.
This page is to suggest changes and enhancements.
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[edit] Syntax Components
Syntax symbol key:
label: -> Definition label (lab) ' ' -> All of list (aof) '|' -> One of list (oof) '*' -> Zero or more (zom) '+' -> One or more (oom) '?' -> Optional (opt) ';' -> Definition end (end) "text" -> Literal (lit)
[edit] Wiki
wiki: wiki-item*;
wiki-item: line | b-quote;
line: section-line | list-line | space-line | indent-line | div-line
| free-line;
section-line: section endl;
list-line: list endl;
space-line: " " free-line;
indent-line: ":" free-line;
div-line: "----";
free-line: ...???
[edit] Section
section: section-level ws? section-name ws? section-level; section-level: "==" | "===" | "===="; section-name: ...???
[edit] List
list: p-list | d-list;
p-list: p-list-line+; p-list-line: p-list-spec free-line; p-list-spec: p-list-item+; p-list-item: "*" | "#";
d-list: d-list-line+; d-list-line: ";" d-list-item ":" d-list-defn endl;
[edit] Blockquote
b-quote: "<blockquote>" ws? free-line* ws? "</blockquote>";
[edit] Links
link: "[[" link-item "]]" blend?; link-item: page-spec | pipe-link | ns-link

