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Random technical wiki fact #5

The pipe trick can save you from some fidgety editing, especially when trying to link across namespaces.

For example: by typing in  the software will automatically place   for you when saving, resulting in Loya Jirga.

Another useful trick is disambiguations such as, which is automatically replaced with  , resulting in mass.

You can even use this to link to other wikis, e.g,  produces Help:Pipe trick.