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| General Features | TWiki  |
|---|---|
 Version |
 TWiki 4.2.3 |
| Last Release Date |
2008-09-12 |
| Author |
Peter Thoeny, TWiki community |
| URL |
twiki.org and www.twiki.net |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
| License |
GPL |
| Programming Language |
Perl |
| Data Storage |
Files, RCS |
| License Cost/ Fee |
$0, and subscriptions for support |
| Development status |
Mature |
| Intended Audience |
Large enterprise; small to medium businesses |
| System Requirements | TWiki |
| Operating System |
Linux, Windows, OS-X and other |
| Root Access |
 No |
| Webserver |
Almost any webserver, typically Apache 1.3/2.0 |
| Other Requirements |
RCS (optional), cron/scheduler, fgrep, egrep; Plugins may have additional dependencies |
| Datastorage | TWiki |
| Text Files |
Yes |
| MySQL |
No |
| PostgreSQL |
No |
| Oracle |
No |
| SQLite |
No |
| BerkeleyDB |
No |
| RCS |
Yes |
| Other |
RcsLite Perl library for version control without external RCS; backend API for other storage |
| Security/Anti-Spam | TWiki |
| Page Permissions |
Yes |
| ACL |
Yes |
| Authentication Backends |
Internal authentication; anything Apache supports such as LDAP, NIS, AD, Kerberos |
| Host Blocking |
 Plugin |
| Mail Encryption |
Yes |
| nofollow |
Plugin |
| Blacklist |
Plugin |
| CAPTCHA |
Plugin |
| Delayed Indexing |
Plugin |
| Development/Support | TWiki |
| Commercial Support |
Yes, 25 listed |
| Preconfigured Hosting |
Yes |
| Code Repository |
twiki.org |
| Issue Tracker |
twiki.org |
| Mailing List |
twiki.org |
| Support Forum |
twiki.org |
| IRC Channel |
twiki.org |
| Common Features | TWiki |
| Preview |
Yes |
| Minor Changes |
Yes |
| Change Summary |
Yes |
| Page History |
Yes |
| Page Revisions |
Unlimited |
| Revision Diffs |
Between all |
| Page Index |
Yes |
| Plugin System |
Yes |
| Special Features | TWiki |
| Unicode Support |
Yes |
| Right-to-Left Support |
No |
| Interface Languages |
16 languages |
| Email notification |
Yes |
| Comments |
Threaded |
| Categories |
Yes |
| Namespaces |
Yes |
| Page Redirection |
Yes |
| Conflict Handling |
Conflict Resolution |
| Search |
Full Text |
| Wiki Farming |
 Optional |
| Structured Data |
Yes |
| Links | TWiki |
| CamelCase |
Yes |
| Freelinks |
Yes |
| Backlinks |
Yes |
| InterWiki |
Plugin |
| SisterWiki |
Plugin |
| Image Links |
Yes |
| Windows Shares |
Yes |
| Page Redirects |
Plugin |
| Syntax Features | TWiki |
| HTML Tags |
All |
| Math formulas |
Plugin |
| Tables |
simple + complex |
| CREOLE support |
No |
| Markdown Support |
No |
| Textile Support |
Plugin |
| BBCode Support |
No |
| Emoticon Images |
Plugin |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin |
| Footnotes |
Plugin |
| Quoting |
Yes |
| Internal Comments |
Yes |
| Custom styles |
Yes |
| FAQ Tags |
Yes |
| Scripting |
JavaScript; TWiki variables; powerful API |
| Content Includes |
Yes |
| Feed Aggregation |
Plugin |
| Usability | TWiki |
| Section Editing |
Plugin |
| Page Templates |
Yes |
| Double-Click Edit |
Plugin |
| Toolbar |
Yes |
| WYSIWYG Editing |
Yes |
| Access Keys |
Yes |
| Auto Signature |
Yes |
| Statistics | TWiki |
| Recent Changes |
Yes |
| Wanted Pages |
No |
| Orphaned Pages |
Plugin |
| Most/Least Popular |
Yes |
| Recent Visitors |
No |
| Analysis |
Yes |
| Output | TWiki |
| HTML |
XHTML 1.0 Transitional |
| CSS Stylesheets |
Yes |
| Printer Friendly |
Print View |
| Mobile Friendly |
Plugin |
| Themes & Skins |
Yes |
| RSS Feeds |
Yes |
| ATOM Feeds |
Yes |
| Abbreviations |
Plugin |
| Auto-TOC |
Yes |
| Raw Export |
Yes |
| HTML Export |
Yes |
| XML export |
Plugin |
| PDF Export |
Plugin |
| Media and Files | TWiki |
| File Attachments |
Yes |
| Media Revisions |
Yes |
| Embedded Flash |
Plugin |
| Embedded Video |
Plugin |
| Image Editing |
Plugin |
| SVG Editing |
Plugin |
| MindMap Editing |
Plugin |
| Media Search |
Contents |
| Extras | TWiki |
| Calendar |
Plugin |
| Image Galleries |
Plugin |
| Forums |
Plugin |
| Blogs |
Yes |
| Ticket System |
Plugin |
| Syntax Examples | TWiki |
| Internal Link |
WikiWord autolink Otherweb.WikiWord [[Spaced text]] [[WikiWord][label]] |
| External Link |
http://twiki.org/ autolink [[http://twiki.org/][label]] |
| Headlines |
---+ Level 1 ---++ Level 2 ---+++ Level 3 ---++++ Level 4 ---+++++ Level 5 ---++++++ Level 6 |
| Bold Format |
*bold* |
| Italics Format |
_italic_ |
| Underline Format |
<u>underline</u> |
| Monospace Format |
=monospaced text= and <verbatim> multi line text </verbatim> |
| Strikethrough Format |
<strike>strikethrough</strike> |
| Superscript Format |
<sup>superscript</sup> |
| Subscript Format |
<sub>subscript</sub> |
| Images |
%ATTACHURL%/image.png http://any.domain/image.png |
| Aligning Text |
| left | center | right | or HTML or CSS |
| Text Indentation |
<blockquote> multi line text </blockquote> |
| Bulleted Lists |
|
| Numbered Lists |
|
| Definition Lists |
|
| Horizontal Rule |
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TWiki Documentation » TWiki Details
This page belongs to the feature documentation of TWiki. The engine's features are listed in the table on the left. Detailed implementation details are available through the "i" icons right to the feature info.
Wiki
TWiki: RCS
TWiki uses RCS to store page revision history and diffs. By default, TWiki calls the external RCS commands, but there is also a RcsLite Perl library with RCS functionality. RcsLite can be enabled if RCS is not installed, and/or is difficult to install, such as on Windows.
RCS is not required, that is, it is possible to drop plain text files into the TWiki data directories and they will be shown as regular TWiki pages. The revision file will be created the next time you save the page from the browser.
- http://www.gnu.org/software/rcs/rcs.html - RCS homepage
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/RcsLite - RcsLite Perl library with RCS functionality
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/RCS - Some scraps of information about TWiki and RCS
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