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{{selfref|For Wikipedia's howtos, see [[Wikipedia:Howtos]]}} |
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A '''how-to''' or a '''how to''' is an informal, often short, description of how to accomplish some specific task. A how-to is generally meant to help non-experts, may leave out details that are only important to experts, and may also be greatly simplified from an overall discussion of the topic. See [[procedural knowledge]] for a discussion of what sort of [[knowledge]] is imparted, and how far it can be imparted, in how-tos. |
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==Spelling== |
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The correct way to write it in English is "how-to", but it is common practice to write it as "howto" in the [[Linux]] community. A possible reason is that this makes it easier to find a how-to in search engines like [[Google]] as searching with the words "to" and "how" does not necessarily deliver in relevant search results. |
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==How-tos on the internet== |
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How-tos have a long history as a way of sharing knowledge on the [[internet]], but are less successful as [[FAQ]]s, manuals, [[recipe]]s and [[guide]]s. How-tos are very successful within Linux communities. |
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In the beginning, most how-tos on the internet were the result of a linear process in which an author wrote a how-to that readers would read. After 2001, [[user added content]] played a more and more important role on the internet in a trend that is widely referred to as [[Web 2.0]]. This had a profound impact on the way in which how-tos are spread on the internet. A number of websites choose the [[wiki]] model as a way of sharing knowledge on how-tos. |
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==See also== |
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{{wikibookshas|a [[Wikibooks:How-tos bookshelf|How-tos bookshelf]] and also books on these subjects| |
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* [[Wikibooks:Computer programming|Computer programming]] |
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* [[Wikibooks:First Aid|First Aid]] |
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* [[Wikibooks:Cookbook|Cookbook]] |
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* [[Wikibooks:Bartending|Bartending]] |
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*[[FAQ]] |
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*[[Imperative mood]] |
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*[[Knowledge base]] |
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*[[Linux Documentation Project|The Linux Documentation Project]] |
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*[[Screencast]] |
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*[[Tutorial]] |
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*[[Walkthrough]] |
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