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Documentation

When articles become too large, subarticles are usually created. This template, used in the subarticle, uses the name of the main article as a parameter to produce a link to the main article.

Usage

{{mainarticle
  |Article 1
}}

You may also include additional links, up to five in total:

{{mainarticle
  |Article 1
  |Article 2
  |Article 3
  |Article 4
  |Article 5
}}

Example

Code	Result
{{mainarticle\|Article}}	Main article: Article
{{mainarticle\|Article1\|Article2\|Article3}}	Main articles: Article1, Article2, and Article3
{{mainarticle\|Article1\|Article2\|Article3\|Article4\|Article5}}	Main articles: Article1, Article2, Article3, Article4, and Article5

Required parameters

Insert Required parameters

Optional parameters

Insert Optional parameters

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 = Documentation =
-''Insert what this template is about.''
+When articles become too large, subarticles are usually created.  This template, used in the subarticle, uses the name of the main article as a parameter to produce a link to the main article.
 == Usage ==
 <pre>
-''Insert full usage here.''
+{{mainarticle
+  |Article 1
+}}
 </pre>
+You may also include additional links, up to five in total:
+<pre>
+{{mainarticle
+  |Article 1
+  |Article 2
+  |Article 3
+  |Article 4
+  |Article 5
+}}
+</pre>
+== Example ==
+{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
+! Code
+! Result
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+| <pre>{{mainarticle|Article}}</pre>
+| {{mainarticle|Article}}
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+| <pre>{{mainarticle|Article1|Article2|Article3}}</pre>
+| {{mainarticle|Article1|Article2|Article3}}
+|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+| <pre>{{mainarticle|Article1|Article2|Article3|Article4|Article5}}</pre>
+| {{mainarticle|Article1|Article2|Article3|Article4|Article5}}
+|}
 === Required parameters ===