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This template is used to generate external links to https://distrowatch.com. It is not appropriate for use in citations where a template such as {{cite web}} is preferred.
Example
To link the distrowatch page for Clear Linux found at https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=clear the following code is used:
- {{distrowatch|clear|Clear Linux}}
- Clear Linux at DistroWatch
The first parameter specify which page to link using the string that follows distribution=
in the url and the second specify the display name. If no display name is given the page name is used.
 | This external link template is underused, compared to the number of links to [ the site it represents] (check here). Please help convert those links to make use of this template, for ease of tracking, and ease of interoperability with Wikidata. |