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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 resource it represents." Please help convert those links to make use of this template, "for ease of tracking." And ease of interoperability with Wikidata.

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