clarify what date fields do, following [[bugs/invalid_meta_date_or_updated_not_diagno...

[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / ikiwiki / directive / calendar.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/ikiwiki/directive/calendar.mdwn b/doc/ikiwiki/directive/calendar.mdwn
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--- a/doc/ikiwiki/directive/calendar.mdwn
+++ b/doc/ikiwiki/directive/calendar.mdwn
@@ -25,8 +25,23 @@ in the sidebar, you'll also need to create these archive pages. They
 typically use this directive to display a calendar, and also use [[inline]]
 to display or list pages created in the given time frame.
 
-The `calendar_autocreate` [[setup option|plugins/calendar]] can be used to
-automatically generate the archive pages.
+## Generating archive pages
+
+If [[!iki plugins/calendar desc=option]] `calendar_autocreate` is not set, the
+[[!iki ikiwiki-calendar]] command can be used to automatically generate the archive
+pages. It also refreshes the wiki, updating the calendars to highlight the
+current day. This command is typically run at midnight from cron.
+
+An example crontab:
+
+    0 0 * * * ikiwiki-calendar ~/ikiwiki.setup "posts/* and !*/Discussion"
+
+
+With [[!iki plugins/calendar desc="setup option"]] `calendar_autocreate`,
+all this work is done by `ikiwiki` itself. Thus, the crontab command can be
+replaced by:
+
+    0 0 * * * ikiwiki --setup ~/ikiwiki.setup --refresh
 
 ## usage
 
@@ -39,7 +54,7 @@ automatically generate the archive pages.
   for the whole wiki by setting `archivebase` in ikiwiki's setup file.
   Calendars link to pages under here, with names like "2010/04" and
   "2010". These pages can be automatically created using the
-  `calendar_autocreate` [[setup option|plugins/calendar]].
+  `calendar_autocreate` [[!iki plugins/calendar desc="setup option"]].
 * `year` - The year for which the calendar is requested. Defaults to the
   current year. Can also use -1 to refer to last year, and so on.
 * `month` - The numeric month for which the calendar is requested, in the