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A metatemplate for redirect category templates. Don't transclude this template directly. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Name of rcat template id The actual name of the rcat template Example R from example Template required Rcat template name to display name The name of the rcat template as it is displayed Example From an example String required From ...
It is placed at the top of the article or section that is the primary topic of a redirect, and links to other topics that are ambiguous with the name of that redirect. This template is used instead of the generic {} in order to reduce reader confusion. An example would be when a user searches for the emperor Achilleus.
[[Category:Redirect templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Redirect templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.
In computing, redirection is a form of interprocess communication, and is a function common to most command-line interpreters, including the various Unix shells that can redirect standard streams to user-specified locations. The concept of redirection is quite old, dating back to the earliest operating systems (OS).
From a high-use template: This is a redirect from a highly transcluded redirect to a template. This template is used on a very large number of pages. To avoid major disruption, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit.
See Template:Man/die.net for an example; see Template:Man/FreeBSD for a demonstration of varying the attribution by manual section. Internals Template:man handles choosing the default source and calling it for URL and attribution; the default source is Template:man/default , which is a template redirect currently to Template:man/SUS .
This template can be used on pages which are the WP:PRIMARYREDIRECT for several terms which also have corresponding disambiguation pages. This template is compatible with up to 10 redirects. It can also be used targeting non-disambiguation articles, although it adds (disambiguation) to the end of each of its parameters by default.
Help:Redirect is a how-to page that focuses on the technical aspects of redirects. It instructs editors on how redirects work and how to handle them without causing errors. R template index contains a large list of templates that are used in order to tag and categorize redirects.