Template:R from ISO 639 code/doc

Purpose
This redirect category (rcat) template is added to redirects that are related to ISO 639, the language code developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The redirect titles have the form ISO 639:xxx, where xxx is a three-letter ISO 639 code. In the category they are automatically sorted by the "xxx" (without the "ISO 639:" prefix).

These redirects are maintained by PotatoBot's Task 2.

Usage

 * In basic usage, this rcat populates both and  by default.  In 2003, efforts were begun to support the Wikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability of  Wikipedia articles in .  Since this encyclopedia is not a directory, redirects from ISO 639 language codes are not suitable for a printed version.  In other words they are unprintworthy.


 * Add this rcat to a redirect page (not a talk-page redirect) in the following manner:
 * 1) REDIRECT (target article title)


 * Template Rcat shell is an alias for the Redirect category shell template, which may be used to add as many appropriate rcats as needed, usually from one to seven, along with their parameters, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation on its template page. This rcat may also tag a redirect individually:


 * 1) REDIRECT (target article title)


 * This is in accord with instructions found at REDCAT.


 * Use this rcat to tag any mainspace redirect from an ISO 639 language code to an article about the language. An example is ISO 639:zhoRedirect arrow without text.svgse language.

Additional parameter

 * An optional unnamed parameter, 1, may be used to alter the language series and the category in the following manner:


 * or the may be omitted


 * and if used individually:


 * ...where N is the part number of the ISO 639 standard; currently, N may be a 1 or a 5.
 * Instead of the basic category, the redirect will then populate either:
 * or
 * The final number in each of those two category titles corresponds with the part number of the ISO 639 standard.
 * The final number in each of those two category titles corresponds with the part number of the ISO 639 standard.

Aliases

 * [ Also known as...] – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used