Template:Duplicate/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Duplicate (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage[edit source]

This is a maintenance template. It automatically adds images to Category:Duplicate.

Use this template to tag exact duplicates with {{Duplicate{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}}.

Example[edit source]

{{Duplicate{{{3}}}{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}} creates:

This file is an exact duplicate or scaled-down version of File:Example.jpg. There should be no exact copies of an image. After replacing all instances with the preferred file, the others should be deleted.

Admins: Follow the directions on Deletion guidelines for administrators. Do not delete this page until all uses have been replaced!. Only use for files that are exact duplicates!