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    1717and any other text fields explicitly marked as supporting WikiFormatting.
    1818
    19 Some examples:
    20  * Tickets: '''!#1''' or '''!ticket:1'''
    21  * Ticket comments: '''!comment:ticket:1:2'''
    22  * Reports: '''!{1}''' or '''!report:1'''
    23  * Changesets: '''!r1''', '''![1]''', '''!changeset:1''' or (restricted) '''![1/trunk]''', '''!changeset:1/trunk''', '''![2:5/trunk]'''
    24  * Revision log: '''!r1:3''', '''![1:3]''' or '''!log:@1:3''', '''!log:trunk@1:3'''
    25  * Diffs (requires [milestone:0.10 0.10]): '''!diff:@1:3''', '''!diff:tags/trac-0.9.2/wiki-default//tags/trac-0.9.3/wiki-default''' or '''!diff:trunk/trac@3538//sandbox/vc-refactoring@3539'''
    26  * Wiki pages: '''!CamelCase''' or '''!wiki:CamelCase'''
    27  * Parent page: '''![..]'''
    28  * Milestones: '''!milestone:1.0'''
    29  * Attachment: '''!attachment:ticket:944:attachment.1073.diff'''
    30  * Files: '''!source:trunk/COPYING'''
    31  * A specific file revision: '''!source:/trunk/COPYING@200'''
    32  * A particular line of a specific file revision: '''!source:/trunk/COPYING@200#L25'''
    33 Display:
    34  * Tickets: #1 or ticket:1
    35  * Ticket comments: comment:ticket:1:2
    36  * Reports: {1} or report:1
    37  * Changesets: r1, [1], changeset:1, or (restricted) [1/trunk], changeset:1/trunk, [2:5/trunk]
    38  * Revision log: r1:3, [1:3] or log:@1:3, log:trunk@1:3
    39  * Diffs (requires [milestone:0.10 0.10]): diff:@20:30, diff:tags/trac-0.9.2/wiki-default//tags/trac-0.9.3/wiki-default or diff:trunk/trac@3538//sandbox/vc-refactoring/trac@3539
    40  * Wiki pages: CamelCase or wiki:CamelCase
    41  * Parent page: '''[..]'''
    42  * Milestones: milestone:1.0
    43  * Attachment: attachment:ticket:944:attachment.1073.diff
    44  * Files: source:trunk/COPYING
    45  * A specific file revision: source:/trunk/COPYING@200
    46  * A particular line of a specific file revision: source:/trunk/COPYING@200#L25
     19== Overview ==
     20
     21||= Wiki Markup =||= Display =||
     22{{{#!td
     23 Wiki pages :: `CamelCase` or `wiki:CamelCase`
     24 Parent page :: `[..]`
     25 Tickets :: `#1` or `ticket:1`
     26 Ticket comments :: `comment:1:ticket:2`
     27 Reports :: `{1}` or `report:1`
     28 Milestones :: `milestone:1.0`
     29 Attachment :: `attachment:example.tgz` (for current page attachment), `attachment:attachment.1073.diff:ticket:944` (absolute path)
     30 Changesets :: `r1`, `[1]`, `changeset:1` or (restricted) `[1/trunk]`, `changeset:1/trunk`, `[1/repository]`
     31 Revision log :: `r1:3`, `[1:3]` or `log:@1:3`, `log:trunk@1:3`, `[2:5/trunk]`
     32 Diffs :: `diff:@1:3`, `diff:plugins/0.12/mercurial-plugin@9128:9953`,
     33          `diff:tags/trac-0.9.2/wiki-default//tags/trac-0.9.3/wiki-default`
     34          or `diff:trunk/trac@3538//sandbox/vc-refactoring@3539`
     35 Files :: `source:trunk/COPYING`, `source:/trunk/COPYING@200` (at version 200), `source:/trunk/COPYING@200#L25` (at version 200, line 25)
     36}}}
     37{{{#!td
     38 Wiki pages :: CamelCase or wiki:CamelCase
     39 Parent page :: [..]
     40 Tickets :: #1 or ticket:1
     41 Ticket comments :: comment:1:ticket:2
     42 Reports :: {1} or report:1
     43 Milestones :: milestone:1.0
     44 Attachment :: attachment:example.tgz (for current page attachment), attachment:attachment.1073.diff:ticket:944 (absolute path)
     45 Changesets :: r1, [1], changeset:1 or (restricted) [1/trunk], changeset:1/trunk, [1/repository]
     46 Revision log :: r1:3, [1:3] or log:@1:3, log:trunk@1:3, [2:5/trunk]
     47 Diffs :: diff:@1:3, diff:plugins/0.12/mercurial-plugin@9128:9953,
     48          diff:tags/trac-0.9.2/wiki-default//tags/trac-0.9.3/wiki-default
     49          or diff:trunk/trac@3538//sandbox/vc-refactoring@3539
     50 Files :: source:trunk/COPYING, source:/trunk/COPYING@200 (at version 200), source:/trunk/COPYING@200#L25 (at version 200, line 25)
     51}}}
    4752
    4853'''Note:''' The wiki:CamelCase form is rarely used, but it can be convenient to refer to
    … …  
    5156to links to Wiki page names.
    5257
    53 Trac links using the full (non-shorthand) notation can also be given a custom
    54 link title like this:
    55 
    56 {{{
    57 [ticket:1 This is a link to ticket number one].
    58 }}}
    59 
    60 Display: [ticket:1 This is a link to ticket number one].
    61 
    62 If the title is omitted, only the id (the part after the colon) is displayed:
    63 
    64 {{{
    65 [ticket:1]
    66 }}}
    67 
    68 Display: [ticket:1]
    69 
    70 `wiki` is the default if the namespace part of a full link is omitted (''since version 0.10''):
    71 
    72 {{{
    73 [SandBox the sandbox]
    74 }}}
    75 
    76 Display: [SandBox the sandbox]
     58
     59{{{#!table class=""
     60|||| Trac links using the full (non-shorthand) notation can also be given a custom link title like this: ||
     61{{{#!td
     62{{{
     63[ticket:1 This is a link to ticket number one] or
     64[[ticket:1|This is another link to ticket number one]].
     65}}}
     66}}}
     67{{{#!td
     68[ticket:1 This is a link to ticket number one] or
     69[[ticket:1|This is another link to ticket number one]].
     70}}}
     71|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     72|||| If the title is omitted, only the id (the part after the colon) is displayed:  ||
     73{{{#!td
     74{{{
     75[ticket:1] or [[ticket:2]]
     76}}}
     77}}}
     78{{{#!td
     79[ticket:1] or [[ticket:2]]
     80}}}
     81|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     82|||| `wiki` is the default if the namespace part of a full link is omitted:  ||
     83{{{#!td
     84{{{
     85[SandBox the sandbox] or
     86[[SandBox|the sandbox]]
     87}}}
     88}}}
     89{{{#!td
     90[SandBox the sandbox] or
     91[[SandBox|the sandbox]]
     92}}}
     93|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     94|||| The short form ''realm:target'' can also be wrapped within a <...> pair, [[br]] which allow for arbitrary characters (i.e. anything but >)  ||
     95{{{#!td
     96{{{
     97<wiki:Strange(page@!)>
     98}}}
     99}}}
     100{{{#!td
     101<wiki:Strange(page@!)>
     102}}}
     103}}}
    77104
    78105TracLinks are a very simple idea, but actually allow quite a complex network of information. In practice, it's very intuitive and simple to use, and we've found the "link trail" extremely helpful to better understand what's happening in a project or why a particular change was made.
    … …  
    83110=== Relative links ===
    84111
     112To create a link to a [trac:SubWiki SubWiki]-page just use a '/':
     113{{{
     114 WikiPage/SubWikiPage or ./SubWikiPage
     115}}}
     116
     117To link from a [trac:SubWiki SubWiki] page to a parent, simply use a '..':
     118{{{
     119  [..] or [[..]]
     120}}}
     121  [..] or [[..]]
     122
     123To link from a [trac:SubWiki SubWiki] page to a [=#sibling sibling] page, use a '../':
     124{{{
     125  [../Sibling see next sibling] or [[../Sibling|see next sibling]]
     126}}}
     127  [../Sibling see next sibling] or [[../Sibling|see next sibling]]
     128
     129But in practice you often won't need to add the `../` prefix to link to a sibling page.
     130For resolving the location of a wiki link, it's the target page closest in the hierarchy
     131to the page where the link is written which will be selected. So for example, within
     132a sub-hierarchy, a sibling page will be targeted in preference to a toplevel page.
     133This makes it easy to copy or move pages to a sub-hierarchy by [[WikiNewPage#renaming|renaming]] without having to adapt the links.
     134
     135In order to link explicitly to a [=#toplevel toplevel] Wiki page,
     136use the `wiki:/` prefix.
     137Be careful **not** to use the `/` prefix alone, as this corresponds to the
     138[#Server-relativelinks] syntax and with such a link you will lack the `/wiki/`
     139part in the resulting URL.
     140
     141''(Changed in 0.11)'' Note that in Trac 0.10, using e.g. `[../newticket]`  may have worked for linking to the `/newticket` top-level URL, but since 0.11, such a link will stay in the wiki namespace and therefore link to a sibling page.
     142See [#Server-relativelinks] for the new syntax.
     143
     144=== Link anchors ===
     145
    85146To create a link to a specific anchor in a page, use '#':
    86147{{{
    87  [#Relativelinks relative links]
    88 }}}
    89 Displays:
    90   [#Relativelinks relative links]
     148 [#Linkanchors Link anchors] or [[#Linkanchors|Link anchors]]
     149}}}
     150  [#Linkanchors Link anchors] or [[#Linkanchors|Link anchors]]
    91151
    92152Hint: when you move your mouse over the title of a section, a '¶' character will be displayed. This is a link to that specific section and you can use this to copy the `#...` part inside a relative link to an anchor.
    93153
    94 To create a link to a SubWiki-page just use a '/':
    95 {{{
    96  WikiPage/SubWikiPage or ./SubWikiPage
    97 }}}
    98 
    99 To link from a SubWiki page to a parent, simply use a '..':
    100 {{{
    101   [..]
    102 }}}
    103 
    104 To link from a SubWiki page to a sibling page, use a '../':
    105 {{{
    106   [../Sibling see next sibling]
    107 }}}
    108 
    109 ''(Changed in 0.11)'' Note that in Trac 0.10, using e.g. `[../newticket]`  may have worked for linking to the /newticket top-level URL, but now in 0.11 it will stay in the wiki namespace and link to a sibling page. See [#Server-relativelinks] for the new syntax.
     154To create a link to the first or last occurrence of a term on a page, use a ''pseudo anchor'' starting with '#/' or '#?':
     155{{{
     156 [#/Milestone first occurrence of Milestone] or
     157 [#?Milestone last occurrence of Milestone]
     158}}}
     159 [#/Milestone first occurrence of Milestone] or
     160 [#?Milestone last occurrence of Milestone]
     161This will also highlight all other matches on the linked page. By default only case sensitive matches are considered. To include case insensitive matches append '/i':
     162{{{
     163 [#/Milestone/i first occurrence of Milestone or milestone] or
     164 [#?Milestone/i last occurrence of Milestone or milestone]
     165}}}
     166 [#/Milestone/i first occurrence of Milestone or milestone] or
     167 [#?Milestone/i last occurrence of Milestone or milestone]
     168
     169''(since Trac 1.0)''
     170
     171Such anchors can be very useful for linking to specific lines in a file in the source browser:
     172{{{
     173 [trac:source:tags/trac-0.12/trac/wiki/api.py#L127 Line 127] or
     174 [trac:source:tags/trac-0.12/trac/ticket/roadmap.py#L47 Line 47]
     175}}}
     176 [trac:source:tags/trac-0.12/trac/wiki/api.py#L127 Line 127] or
     177 [trac:source:tags/trac-0.12/trac/ticket/roadmap.py#L47 Line 47]
     178(Hint: The line numbers displayed in the source browser are links to anchors on the respective lines.)
     179
     180Since such links become outdated when the file changes, it can be useful to link using a '#/' pseudo anchor instead:
     181{{{
     182 [trac:source:trunk/trac/wiki/api.py#/IWikiSyntaxProvider IWikiSyntaxProvider] or
     183 [trac:source:trunk/trac/env.py#/ISystemInfoProvider ISystemInfoProvider]
     184}}}
     185 [trac:source:trunk/trac/wiki/api.py#/IWikiSyntaxProvider IWikiSyntaxProvider] or
     186 [trac:source:trunk/trac/env.py#/ISystemInfoProvider ISystemInfoProvider]
    110187
    111188=== InterWiki links ===
    … …  
    117194This can be seen as a kind of InterWiki link specialized for targeting other Trac projects.
    118195
    119 Any type of Trac links could be written in one Trac environment and actually refer to resources present in another Trac environment, provided the Trac link is prefixed by the name of that other Trac environment followed by a colon. That other Trac environment must be registered, under its name or an alias. See InterTrac for details.
    120 
    121 A distinctive advantage of InterTrac links over InterWiki links is that the shorthand form of Trac links usually have a way to understand the InterTrac prefixes. For example, links to Trac tickets can be written #T234 (if T was set as an alias for Trac), links to Trac changesets can be written [trac 1508].
     196Any type of Trac link can be written in one Trac environment and actually refer to resources in another Trac environment. All that is required is to prefix the Trac link with the name of the other Trac environment followed by a colon. The other Trac environment must be registered on the InterTrac page.
     197
     198A distinctive advantage of InterTrac links over InterWiki links is that the shorthand form of Trac links (e.g. `{}`, `r`, `#`) can also be used. For example if T was set as an alias for Trac, links to Trac tickets can be written #T234, links to Trac changesets can be written [trac 1508].
     199See InterTrac for the complete details.
    122200
    123201=== Server-relative links ===
    … …  
    131209
    132210{{{
    133 [/newticket Create a new ticket]
    134 [/ home]
    135 }}}
    136 
    137 Display: [../newticket newticket][[comment(FIXME that's the 0.10 syntax)]]  [/ home]
    138 
    139 To link to another location on the server (outside the project), use the '//location' link syntax (''Changed in 0.11''):
    140 
    141 {{{
    142 [//register Register Here]
    143 }}}
    144 
    145 Display: [//register Register Here]
     211[/newticket Create a new ticket] or [[//newticket|Create a new ticket]]
     212[/ home] or [[/|home]]
     213}}}
     214
     215Display: [/newticket Create a new ticket] or [[//newticket|Create a new ticket]]
     216[/ home] or [[/|home]]
     217
     218To link to another location on the server (possibly outside the project but on the same host), use the `//` prefix (''Changed in 0.11''):
     219
     220{{{
     221[//register Register Here] or [[//register|Register Here]]
     222}}}
     223
     224Display: [//register Register Here] or [[//register|Register Here]]
    146225
    147226=== Quoting space in TracLinks ===
    … …  
    153232 * !attachment:'the file.txt' or
    154233 * !attachment:"the file.txt"
    155  * !attachment:"ticket:123:the file.txt"
     234 * !attachment:"the file.txt:ticket:123"
     235
     236Note that by using [trac:WikiCreole] style links, it's quite natural to write links containing spaces:
     237 * ![[The whitespace convention]]
     238 * ![[attachment:the file.txt]]
    156239
    157240=== Escaping Links ===
    … …  
    170253=== Parameterized Trac links ===
    171254
    172 The Trac links target Trac resources which have generally more than one way to be rendered, according to some extra parameters. For example, a Wiki page can accept a `version` or a `format` parameter, a report can make use of dynamic variables, etc.
    173 
    174 Any Trac links can support an arbitrary set of parameters, written in the same way as they would be for the corresponding URL. Some examples:
     255Many Trac resources have more than one way to be rendered, depending on some extra parameters. For example, a Wiki page can accept a `version` or a `format` parameter, a report can make use of dynamic variables, etc.
     256
     257Trac links can support an arbitrary set of parameters, written in the same way as they would be for the corresponding URL. Some examples:
    175258 - `wiki:WikiStart?format=txt`
    176259 - `ticket:1?version=1`
    177260 - `[/newticket?component=module1 create a ticket for module1]`
     261 - `[/newticket?summary=Add+short+description+here create a ticket with URL with spaces]`
    178262
    179263
    180264== TracLinks Reference ==
    181 The following sections describe the individual link types in detail, as well as several notes advanced usage of links.
     265The following sections describe the individual link types in detail, as well as notes on advanced usage of links.
    182266
    183267=== attachment: links ===
    … …  
    185269The link syntax for attachments is as follows:
    186270 * !attachment:the_file.txt creates a link to the attachment the_file.txt of the current object
    187  * !attachment:wiki:MyPage:the_file.txt creates a link to the attachment the_file.txt of the !MyPage wiki page
    188  * !attachment:ticket:753:the_file.txt creates a link to the attachment the_file.txt of the ticket 753
     271 * !attachment:the_file.txt:wiki:MyPage creates a link to the attachment the_file.txt of the !MyPage wiki page
     272 * !attachment:the_file.txt:ticket:753 creates a link to the attachment the_file.txt of the ticket 753
     273
     274Note that the older way, putting the filename at the end, is still supported: !attachment:ticket:753:the_file.txt.
     275
     276If you'd like to create a direct link to the content of the attached file instead of a link to the attachment page, simply use `raw-attachment:` instead of `attachment:`.
     277
     278This can be useful for pointing directly to an HTML document, for example. Note that for this use case, you'd have to allow the web browser to render the content by setting `[attachment] render_unsafe_content = yes` (see TracIni#attachment-section). Caveat: only do that in environments for which you're 100% confident you can trust the people who are able to attach files, as otherwise this would open up your site to [wikipedia:Cross-site_scripting cross-site scripting] attacks.
     279
     280See also [#export:links].
     281
     282=== comment: links ===
     283
     284When you're inside a given ticket, you can simply write e.g. !comment:3 to link to the third change comment.
     285It is possible to link to a comment of a specific ticket from anywhere using one of the following syntax:
     286 - `comment:3:ticket:123`
     287 - `ticket:123#comment:3` (note that you can't write `#123#!comment:3`!)
     288It is also possible to link to the ticket's description using one of the following syntax:
     289 - `comment:description` (within the ticket)
     290 - `comment:description:ticket:123`
     291 - `ticket:123#comment:description`
     292
     293=== htdocs: links ===
     294
     295Use `htdocs:path/to/file` to reference files in the `htdocs` directory of the Trac environment, the [TracEnvironment#DirectoryStructure web resource directory].
    189296
    190297=== query: links ===
    … …  
    197304
    198305=== ticket: links ===
     306 ''alias:'' `bug:`
    199307
    200308Besides the obvious `ticket:id` form, it is also possible to specify a list of tickets or even a range of tickets instead of the `id`. This generates a link to a custom query view containing this fixed set of tickets.
    … …  
    208316=== timeline: links ===
    209317
    210 Links to the timeline can be created by specifying a date in the ISO:8601 format. The date can be optionally followed by a time specification. The time is interpreted as being UTC time, but alternatively you can specify your local time, followed by your timezone if you don't want to compute the UTC time.
     318Links to the timeline can be created by specifying a date in the ISO:8601 format. The date can be optionally followed by a time specification. The time is interpreted as being UTC time, but if you don't want to compute the UTC time, you can specify a local time followed by your timezone offset relative to UTC.
    211319
    212320Examples:
    213321 - `timeline:2008-01-29`
    214322 - `timeline:2008-01-29T15:48`
    215  - `timeline:2008-01-29T16:48Z+01`
     323 - `timeline:2008-01-29T15:48Z`
     324 - `timeline:2008-01-29T16:48+01`
     325 - `timeline:2008-01-29T16:48+0100`
     326 - `timeline:2008-01-29T16:48+01:00`
    216327
    217328''(since Trac 0.11)''
    … …  
    219330=== wiki: links ===
    220331
    221 See WikiPageNames and [#QuotingspaceinTracLinks quoting space in TracLinks] above.
     332See WikiPageNames and [#QuotingspaceinTracLinks quoting space in TracLinks] above. It is possible to create a link to a specific page revision using the syntax WikiStart@1.
    222333
    223334=== Version Control related links ===
     335
     336It should be noted that multiple repository support works by creating a kind of virtual namespace for versioned files in which the toplevel folders correspond to the repository names. Therefore, in presence of multiple repositories, a ''/path'' specification in the syntax of links detailed below should start with the name of the repository. If omitted, the default repository is used. In case a toplevel folder of the default repository has the same name as a repository, the latter "wins". One can always access such folder by fully qualifying it (the default repository can be an alias of a named repository, or conversely, it is always possible to create an alias for the default repository, ask your Trac administrator).
     337
     338For example, `source:/trunk/COPYING` targets the path `/trunk/COPYING` in the default repository, whereas `source:/projectA/trunk/COPYING` targets the path `/trunk/COPYING` in the repository named `projectA`. This can be the same file if `'projectA'` is an alias to the default repository or if `''` (the default repository) is an alias to `'projectA'`.
     339
    224340==== source: links ====
    225 
    226 The default behavior for a source:/some/path link is to open the directory browser
    227 if the path points to a directory and otherwise open the log view.
     341 ''aliases:'' `browser:`, `repos:`
     342
     343The default behavior for a source:/some/path link is to open the browser in that directory directory
     344if the path points to a directory or to show the latest content of the file.
    228345
    229346It's also possible to link directly to a specific revision of a file like this:
    … …  
    235352 - `source:/tag/0.10@head#L10`
    236353
    237 Finally, one can also highlight an arbitrary set of lines:
    238  - `source:/some/file@123:10-20,100,103#L99` - highlight lines 10 to 20, and lines 100 and 103.
    239 ''(since 0.11)''
     354Finally, one can also highlight an arbitrary set of lines ''(since 0.11)'':
     355 - `source:/some/file@123:10-20,100,103#L99` - highlight lines 10 to 20, and lines 100 and 103, and target line 99
     356 - or without version number (the `@` is still needed): `source:/some/file@:10-20,100,103#L99`. Version can be omitted when the path is pointing to a source file that will no longer change (like `source:/tags/...`), otherwise it's better to specify which lines of //which version// of the file you're talking about
     357
     358Note that in presence of multiple repositories, the name of the repository is simply integrated in the path you specify for `source:` (e.g. `source:reponame/trunk/README`). ''(since 0.12)''
    240359
    241360==== export: links ====
    … …  
    246365 * `export:/some/file@123` - get revision 123 of the specified file
    247366
    248 This can be very useful for displaying HTML documentation with correct stylesheets and images, in case that has been checked in the repository.
    249 
    250 If the path is to a directory in the repository instead of a specific file, the source browser will be used to display the directory (identical to the result of `source:/some/dir`.
     367This can be very useful for displaying XML or HTML documentation with correct stylesheets and images, in case that has been checked in into the repository. Note that for this use case, you'd have to allow the web browser to render the content by setting `[browser] render_unsafe_content = yes` (see TracIni#browser-section), otherwise Trac will force the files to be downloaded as attachments for security concerns.
     368
     369If the path is to a directory in the repository instead of a specific file, the source browser will be used to display the directory (identical to the result of `source:/some/dir`).
    251370
    252371==== log: links ====
    253372
    254 The `log:` links are used to display revision ranges. In its simplest form, it can link to the latest revisions from the specified path, but it can also support displaying an arbitrary set of revisions.
     373The `log:` links are used to display revision ranges. In its simplest form, it can link to the latest revisions of the specified path, but it can also support displaying an arbitrary set of revisions.
    255374 - `log:/` - the latest revisions starting at the root of the repository
    256375 - `log:/trunk/tools` - the latest revisions in `trunk/tools`
    257376 - `log:/trunk/tools@10000` - the revisions in `trunk/tools` starting from  revision 10000
    258  - `log:@20788,20791:20795` - list revision 20788 and the 20791 to 20795 revision range
    259  - `log:/trunk/tools@20788,20791:20795` - list revision 20788 and the revisions from the 20791 to 20795 range which affect the given path
     377 - `log:@20788,20791:20795` - list revision 20788 and the revisions from 20791 to 20795
     378 - `log:/trunk/tools@20788,20791:20795` - list revision 20788 and the revisions from 20791 to 20795 which affect the given path
    260379
    261380There are short forms for revision ranges as well:
    … …  
    264383 - `r20791:20795` (but not `r20788,20791:20795` nor `r20791:20795/trunk`)
    265384
    266 Finally, note that in all of the above, a revision range can be written indifferently `x:y` or `x-y`.
     385Finally, note that in all of the above, a revision range can be written either as `x:y` or `x-y`.
     386
     387In the presence of multiple repositories, the name of the repository should be specified as the first part of the path, e.g. `log:repos/branches` or `[20-40/repos]`.
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