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==Purpose of template==
 
When [[Wikipedia:What is an article|Wikipedia article]]s
 
become too large, subarticles are usually created.  This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]], used in the subarticle, uses the name of the main article as a [[m:Help:Template#Parameters|parameter]] to produce a link to the main article:
 
 
 
<nowiki>
 
{{main|Article}}
 
</nowiki>
 
 
 
will produce
 
{{main|Article}}
 
 
 
To reference multiple articles, the {{tl|main articles}} template can be used instead, as so:
 
 
 
<nowiki>
 
{{main articles}} [[a]], [[b]], [[c]]
 
</nowiki>
 
 
 
which produces:
 
{{main articles}} [[a]], [[b]], [[c]]
 
 
 
== Comparison with related templates ==
 
 
 
The following two are meant to be used in connection with each other:
 
 
 
* At the top of a brief section concerning a subject that has a more detailed article (this is the only form specified by the [[Wikipedia:Summary style|Wikipedia Manual of Style]]);
 
* ''or'' at the top of the specialized article, to refer to the more general article: {{tiwt|main}}
 
* at the top or bottom of a section of the more general article, to refer to the specialized article: {{tiwt|see details}}
 
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The following set of two is an alternative:
 
*{{tiwt|subarticleof}}
 
*{{tiwt|seesubarticle}}
 
 
 
==References==
 
* [[Wikipedia:Long article layout]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Summary style]]
 
* [[m:Help:Template]]
 
 
 
==See also==
 
* {{tl|Main}}, {{tl|Main2}}
 
* {{tl|Background}}
 
* {{tl|Details}}
 
* {{tl|See}}, {{tl|See2}}, {{tl|See3}}, {{tl|See4}}, {{tl|See5}}
 
* {{tl|See also}}, {{tl|Seealso2}}, {{tl|Seealso3}}, {{tl|Seealso4}}, {{tl|Seealso5}}, {{tl|Seealso6}}, {{tl|Seealso7}}, {{tl|Seealso8}}
 
 
</noinclude>
 
</noinclude>

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