Template:R from file extension

When used inside the {{Redirect category shell}} template:

When used by itself:

• From a file extension: This is a redirect from a title that is a file extension (such as .svg and .txt) to a related topic, such as an explanatory article, section of an article or a table. An example is: .jpgJPEG.
  • It leads to the title in accordance with the naming conventions for common names and can help writing. It is not necessary to replace these redirected links with a piped link.
  • This redirect is automatically sorted by the first letter (not by the leading dot).

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Usage

Use this rcat template on mainspace redirects only.

• This redirect category (rcat) template populates both Category:Redirects from file extensions and Category:Unprintworthy redirects. In 2003, efforts were begun to support the Wikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability of Wikipedia articles in printed versions. Mainspace (main-article namespace) redirects from file extensions are not suitable for a printed version. In other words they are unprintworthy.

• Add this rcat to a redirect page (not a talk-page redirect) in the following manner:

#REDIRECT [[(target article title)]]

{{Rcat shell|
{{R from file extension}}
{{R unprintworthy}}
}}

Template {{Rcat shell}} is an alias for the Redirect category shell template, which may be used to add as many appropriate rcats as needed, usually from one to seven, along with their parameters, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation on its template page. This rcat may also tag a redirect individually:

#REDIRECT [[(target article title)]]

{{R from file extension}}

This is in accord with instructions found at Wikipedia:REDCAT.

• Use this rcat on any mainspace redirect from a title that is a file extension (such as .svg and .txt) to a related topic, such as an explanatory article, section of an article or a table. The entries are automatically sorted in the category by the extension codes without the "." prefix. An example is:
  • .txtText file#.TXT.
• These redirects are automatically sorted to the category by the first letter, and not by the leading dot (.).

Aliases

• Also known as... – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used

See also

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Redirect/Style guide

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