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This template removes the ''File:'' and ''Image:'' prefixes from file names.

'''Examples'''

<nowiki>{{remove file prefix|</nowiki>'''Example.svg'''}} → '''{{remove file prefix|Example.svg}}'''

<nowiki>{{remove file prefix|</nowiki>'''File:Example.svg'''}} → '''{{remove file prefix|File:Example.svg}}'''

<nowiki>{{remove file prefix|</nowiki>'''FILE:Example.svg'''}} → '''{{remove file prefix|FILE:Example.svg}}'''

<nowiki>{{remove file prefix|</nowiki>'''Image:Example.svg'''}} → '''{{remove file prefix|Image:Example.svg}}'''

<nowiki>{{remove file prefix|</nowiki>'''IMAGE:Example.svg'''}} → '''{{remove file prefix|IMAGE:Example.svg}}'''

<nowiki>{{remove file prefix|</nowiki>'''Other:Example.svg'''}} → '''{{remove file prefix|Other:Example.svg}}'''

''This technically works for any valid namespace, but is rarely needed there:''

<nowiki>{{remove file prefix|</nowiki>'''Portal talk:Example.svg'''}} → '''{{remove file prefix|Portal talk:Example.svg}}'''

''It will also strip interwiki links:''

<nowiki>{{remove file prefix|</nowiki>''':Commons:Example.svg'''}} → '''{{remove file prefix|:Commons:Example.svg}}'''

<nowiki>{{remove file prefix|</nowiki>'''commons:Example.svg'''}} → '''{{remove file prefix|commons:Example.svg}}'''

<nowiki>{{remove file prefix|</nowiki>''':sv:Example.svg'''}} → '''{{remove file prefix|:sv:Example.svg}}'''

''However, it will fail for more complicated situations:''

<nowiki>{{remove file prefix|</nowiki>''':sv:File:Example.svg'''}} → '''{{remove file prefix|:sv:File:Example.svg}}'''



=== See also ===
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