Help:Formatting

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Formatting templates

See also: LFS Manual:Template index

The LFS Manual wiki has some additional templates to help with formatting things specific to this manual.

Description	What to type	What it produces
Abbreviation	{{Abbr|UK|United Kingdom}}	UK
Folder	{{folder|C:|LFS|data|mods|vehicles}}	C:\LFS\data\mods\vehicles
Key press	{{key press|Ctrl|Shift|F}}	Ctrl + ⇧ Shift + F
Source code	{{code|console.log('hello')}}	console.log('hello')
Keyboard input	{{kbd|71077345}}	71077345
Example program output	{{samp|[A]bort, [R]etry, [F]ail?}}	[A]bort, [R]etry, [F]ail?
Program variable	{{var|isGood}} {{var serif|isGood}}	isGood isGood
LFS button (old style)	{{old button|save}} {{old button|save|#a1a1ff}}	save save
LFS button	{{button|save}} {{button|save|light}}	save save
Option (group of buttons)	{{option|one|two|three}}	one two three
Link to car page using the car's abbreviation	{{car link|XFG}}	XFG