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diff --git a/docs/howto/initial-data.txt b/docs/howto/initial-data.txt index b071d6d529..cf3f65d299 100644 --- a/docs/howto/initial-data.txt +++ b/docs/howto/initial-data.txt @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -.. _howto-initial-data: - ================================= Providing initial data for models ================================= @@ -20,10 +18,10 @@ Providing initial data with fixtures A fixture is a collection of data that Django knows how to import into a database. The most straightforward way of creating a fixture if you've already -got some data is to use the :djadmin:`manage.py dumpdata` command. Or, you can -write fixtures by hand; fixtures can be written as XML, YAML, or JSON documents. -The :ref:`serialization documentation <topics-serialization>` has more details -about each of these supported :ref:`serialization formats +got some data is to use the :djadmin:`manage.py dumpdata <dumpdata>` command. +Or, you can write fixtures by hand; fixtures can be written as XML, YAML, or +JSON documents. The :doc:`serialization documentation </topics/serialization>` +has more details about each of these supported :ref:`serialization formats <serialization-formats>`. As an example, though, here's what a fixture for a simple ``Person`` model might @@ -114,9 +112,9 @@ which will insert the desired data (e.g., properly-formatted ``INSERT`` statements separated by semicolons). The SQL files are read by the :djadmin:`sqlcustom`, :djadmin:`sqlreset`, -:djadmin:`sqlall` and :djadmin:`reset` commands in :ref:`manage.py -<ref-django-admin>`. Refer to the :ref:`manage.py documentation -<ref-django-admin>` for more information. +:djadmin:`sqlall` and :djadmin:`reset` commands in :doc:`manage.py +</ref/django-admin>`. Refer to the :doc:`manage.py documentation +</ref/django-admin>` for more information. Note that if you have multiple SQL data files, there's no guarantee of the order in which they're executed. The only thing you can assume is |