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diff --git a/doc/ikiwiki/directive.mdwn b/doc/ikiwiki/directive.mdwn
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--- a/doc/ikiwiki/directive.mdwn
+++ b/doc/ikiwiki/directive.mdwn
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [[!meta robots="noindex, follow"]]
-Directives are similar to a [[WikiLink]] in form, except they
+Directives are similar to a [[ikiwiki/WikiLink]] in form, except they
 begin with `!` and may contain parameters. The general form is:
 
        \[[!directive param="value" param="value"]]
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ A directive does not need to all be on one line, it can be
 wrapped to multiple lines if you like:
        
        \[[!directive foo="baldersnatch"
-       bar="supercalifragalisticexpealadocious" baz=11]]
+       bar="supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" baz=11]]
 
 Also, multiple lines of *quoted* text can be used for a value.
 To allow quote marks inside the quoted text, delimit the block
@@ -28,12 +28,16 @@ of text with triple-quotes:
        3. "baz"
        """]]
 
-ikiwiki also has an older syntax for directives, which requires a
-space in directives to distinguish them from [[wikilinks|wikilink]].  This
-syntax has several disadvantages: it requires a space after directives with no
-parameters (such as `\[[pagecount ]]`), and it prohibits spaces in
-[[wikilinks|wikilink]].  ikiwiki now provides the `!`-prefixed syntax shown
-above as the preferred alternative.  However, ikiwiki still supports wikis
-using the older syntax, if the `prefix_directives` option is not enabled.
-For backward compatibility with existing wikis, this option currently
-defaults to off, so ikiwiki supports the old syntax.
+ikiwiki also has an older syntax for directives, which requires a space in
+directives to distinguish them from [[wikilinks|ikiwiki/wikilink]]. This
+syntax has several disadvantages: it requires a space after directives with
+no parameters (such as `\[[pagecount ]]`), and it prohibits spaces in
+[[wikilinks|ikiwiki/wikilink]].  ikiwiki now provides the `!`-prefixed
+syntax shown above as default.  However, ikiwiki still supports wikis using
+the older syntax, if the `prefix_directives` option is disabled.
+
+[[!if test="enabled(listdirectives)" then="""
+Here is a list of currently available directives in this wiki:
+
+[[!listdirectives ]]
+"""]]