-4. Create some files and add them into subversion.
+4. Create some files and add them into subversion. Or you might copy the
+ files from /usr/share/ikiwiki/basewiki and check those in to get a
+ head start on creating your wiki.
echo "Welcome to my empty wiki." > ~/wikiwc/index.mdwn
echo "Feel free to edit this page" > ~/wikiwc/sandbox.mdwn
echo "Welcome to my empty wiki." > ~/wikiwc/index.mdwn
echo "Feel free to edit this page" > ~/wikiwc/sandbox.mdwn
- ikiwiki --verbose ~/wikiwc/ \
- /usr/lib/ikiwiki/templates ~/public_html/wiki/ \
- --url=http://host/~you/wiki/
+ ikiwiki --verbose ~/wikiwc/ ~/public_html/wiki/ \
+ --url=http://host/~you/wiki/
be able to visit the url and see your page that you created earlier.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 as desired, editing or adding pages and rebuilding
the wiki. You can play around with other ikiwiki parameters such as
be able to visit the url and see your page that you created earlier.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 as desired, editing or adding pages and rebuilding
the wiki. You can play around with other ikiwiki parameters such as
7. By now you should be getting tired of typing in all the command line
options each time you change something in your wiki's setup. And it's
7. By now you should be getting tired of typing in all the command line
options each time you change something in your wiki's setup. And it's
`doc/ikiwiki.setup` in the ikiwiki sources), and edit it.
Most of the options, like `wikiname` in the setup file are the same as
`doc/ikiwiki.setup` in the ikiwiki sources), and edit it.
Most of the options, like `wikiname` in the setup file are the same as
- ikiwiki's command line options (documented in [[usage]]. `srcdir`,
- `templatedir` and `destdir` are the three directories you specify when
+ ikiwiki's command line options (documented in [[usage]]. `srcdir`
+ and `destdir` are the two directories you specify when
running ikiwiki by hand. `svnrepo` is the path to your subversion
repository. Make sure that all of these are pointing to the right
directories, and read through and configure the rest of the file to your
running ikiwiki by hand. `svnrepo` is the path to your subversion
repository. Make sure that all of these are pointing to the right
directories, and read through and configure the rest of the file to your
9. Add [[PageHistory]] links to the top of pages. This requires you to have
setup [[ViewCVS]] or something similar to access your [[Subversion]]
repository. The `historyurl` setting makes ikiwiki add the links, and
9. Add [[PageHistory]] links to the top of pages. This requires you to have
setup [[ViewCVS]] or something similar to access your [[Subversion]]
repository. The `historyurl` setting makes ikiwiki add the links, and