add a tip about dealing with ikiwiki's binary state files

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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ikiwiki --setup configfile
 # DESCRIPTION
 
 `ikiwiki` is a wiki compiler. It builds static HTML pages for a wiki, from
 # DESCRIPTION
 
 `ikiwiki` is a wiki compiler. It builds static HTML pages for a wiki, from

-`source` in the [[Markdown]] language (or others), and writes it out to
+`source` in the [[ikiwiki/Markdown]] language (or others), and writes it out to

 `destination`.
 
 Note that most options can be shortened to single letters, and boolean
 `destination`.
 
 Note that most options can be shortened to single letters, and boolean


@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ These options control the mode that ikiwiki operates in.
 * --cgi
 
   Enable [[CGI]] mode. In cgi mode ikiwiki runs as a cgi script, and
 * --cgi
 
   Enable [[CGI]] mode. In cgi mode ikiwiki runs as a cgi script, and

-  supports editing pages, signing in, registration, and displaying
-  [[RecentChanges]].
+  supports editing pages, signing in, and registration.

 
   To use ikiwiki as a [[CGI]] program you need to use --wrapper or --setup
   to generate a wrapper. The wrapper will generally need to run suid 6755 to
 
   To use ikiwiki as a [[CGI]] program you need to use --wrapper or --setup
   to generate a wrapper. The wrapper will generally need to run suid 6755 to


@@ -125,52 +124,54 @@ configuration options of their own.
 
   Specify a mode to chmod the wrapper to after creating it.
 
 
   Specify a mode to chmod the wrapper to after creating it.
 

-* --notify, --no-notify
+* --wrappergroup group

 
 

-  Enable email notification of commits. This should be used when running
-  ikiwiki as a [[post-commit]] hook.
+  Specify what unix group the wrapper should be owned by. This can be
+  useful if the wrapper needs to be owned by a group other than the default.
+  For example, if a project has a repository with multiple committers with
+  access controlled by a group, it makes sense for the ikiwiki wrappers
+  to run setgid to that group.

 
 

-* --rcs=svn, --no-rcs
+* --rcs=svn|git|.., --no-rcs

 
 

-  Enable or disable use of a revision control system.
+  Enable or disable use of a [[revision_control_system|rcs]].

 
 

-  If you use svn, the `source` directory is assumed to be
-  a [[Subversion]] working copy.
-
-  If you use git, the `source` directory is assumed to be a clone of the
-  [[git]] repository.
-
-  If you use tla, the `source` directory is assumed to be a tla import.
-
-  If you use mercurial, the `source` directory is assumed to be the
-  [[mercurial]] repository.
+  The `source` directory will be assumed to be a working copy, or clone, or
+  whatever the revision control system you select uses.

 
   In [[CGI]] mode, with a revision control system enabled, pages edited via
 
   In [[CGI]] mode, with a revision control system enabled, pages edited via

-  the web will be committed. Also, the [[RecentChanges]] link will be placed
-  on pages.
+  the web will be committed.

 
   No revision control is enabled by default.
 
 
   No revision control is enabled by default.
 

-* --svnrepo /svn/wiki
-
-  Specify the location of the svn repository for the wiki. This is required
-  for using --notify with [[Subversion]].
-

 * --svnpath trunk
 
   Specify the path inside your svn repository where the wiki is located.
   This defaults to `trunk`; change it if your wiki is at some other path
 * --svnpath trunk
 
   Specify the path inside your svn repository where the wiki is located.
   This defaults to `trunk`; change it if your wiki is at some other path

-  inside the repository.
+  inside the repository. If your wiki is rooted at the top of the repository,
+  set svnpath to "".

 
 * --rss, --norss
 
 
 * --rss, --norss
 

-  If rss is set, ikiwiki will generate RSS feeds for pages that inline
-  a [[blog]].
+  If rss is set, ikiwiki will default to generating RSS feeds for pages
+  that inline a [[ikiwiki/blog]].
+
+* --allowrss
+
+  If allowrss is set, and rss is not set, ikiwiki will not default to
+  generating RSS feeds, but setting `rss=yes` in the blog can override
+  this default and generate a feed.

 
 * --atom, --noatom
 
 
 * --atom, --noatom
 

-  If atom is set, ikiwiki will generate Atom feeds for pages that inline
-  a [[blog]].
+  If atom is set, ikiwiki will default to generating Atom feeds for pages
+  that inline a [[ikiwiki/blog]].
+
+* --allowatom
+
+  If allowatom is set, and rss is not set, ikiwiki will not default to
+  generating Atom feeds, but setting `atom=yes` in the blog can override
+  this default and generate a feed.

 
 * --pingurl URL
 
 
 * --pingurl URL
 


@@ -214,9 +215,12 @@ configuration options of their own.
 
 * --adminuser name
 
 
 * --adminuser name
 

-  Specifies a username of a user who has the powers of a wiki admin.
-  Currently allows locking of any page; other powers may be added later.
-  May be specified multiple times for multiple admins.
+  Specifies a username of a user (or, if openid is enabled, an openid) 
+  who has the powers of a wiki admin. Currently allows locking of any page,
+  and banning of users; other powers may be added later. May be specified
+  multiple times for multiple admins.
+
+  For an openid user specify the full URL of the login, including "http://".

 
 * --plugin name
 
 
 * --plugin name
 


@@ -228,6 +232,13 @@ configuration options of their own.
   Disables use of a plugin. For example "--disable-plugin htmlscrubber"
   to do away with HTML sanitization.
 
   Disables use of a plugin. For example "--disable-plugin htmlscrubber"
   to do away with HTML sanitization.
 

+* --libdir directory
+
+  Makes ikiwiki look in the specified directory first, before the regular
+  locations when loading library files and plugins. For example, if you set
+  libdir to "/home/you/.ikiwiki/", you can install a Foo.pm plugin as
+  "/home/you/.ikiwiki/IkiWiki/Plugin/Foo.pm".
+

 * --discussion, --no-discussion
 
   Enables or disables "Discussion" links from being added to the header of
 * --discussion, --no-discussion
 
   Enables or disables "Discussion" links from being added to the header of


@@ -235,8 +246,9 @@ configuration options of their own.
 
 * --numbacklinks n
 
 
 * --numbacklinks n
 

-  Controls how many backlinks should be displayed maximum. Excess backlinks
-  will be hidden in a popup. Default is 10.
+  Controls how many backlinks should be displayed at the bottom of a page.
+  Excess backlinks will be hidden in a popup. Default is 10. Set to 0 to
+  disable this feature.

 
 * --userdir subdir
 
 
 * --userdir subdir
 


@@ -244,6 +256,10 @@ configuration options of their own.
   subdirectory of the wiki. The default is to link to pages in the toplevel
   directory of the wiki.
 
   subdirectory of the wiki. The default is to link to pages in the toplevel
   directory of the wiki.
 

+* --htmlext html
+
+  Configures the extension used for generated html files. Default is "html".
+

 * --timeformat format
 
   Specify how to display the time or date. The format string is passed to the
 * --timeformat format
 
   Specify how to display the time or date. The format string is passed to the


@@ -259,7 +275,12 @@ configuration options of their own.
 
 * --usedirs, --no-usedirs
 
 
 * --usedirs, --no-usedirs
 

-  Create output files named page/index.html instead of page.html.
+  Toggle creating output files named page/index.html (default) instead of page.html.
+
+* --prefix-directives, --no-prefix-directives
+
+  Toggle new '!'-prefixed syntax for preprocessor directives.  ikiwiki currently
+  defaults to --no-prefix-directives.

 
 * --w3mmode, --no-w3mmode
 
 
 * --w3mmode, --no-w3mmode
 


@@ -280,6 +301,24 @@ configuration options of their own.
   Subversion checkout. It is unoptimised and quite slow. It is best used
   with --rebuild, to force ikiwiki to get the ctime for all pages.
 
   Subversion checkout. It is unoptimised and quite slow. It is best used
   with --rebuild, to force ikiwiki to get the ctime for all pages.
 

+* --set var=value
+  
+  This allows setting an arbitrary configuration variable, the same as if it
+  were set via a configuration file. Since most options can be configured
+  using command-line switches, you will rarely need to use this, but it can be
+  useful for the odd option that lacks a command-line switch.
+
+# ENVIRONMENT
+
+* CC
+
+  This controls what C compiler is used to build wrappers. Default is 'cc'.
+
+# SEE ALSO
+
+* [[ikiwiki-mass-rebuild]](8)
+* [[ikiwiki-update-wikilist]](1)
+

 # AUTHOR
 
 Joey Hess <joey@ikiwiki.info>
 # AUTHOR
 
 Joey Hess <joey@ikiwiki.info>