web commit by EthanGlasserCamp: This is what I wanted.

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@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ These options control the mode that ikiwiki is operating in.
   along with this one. --rebuild will also force feeds to be polled even if
   they were polled recently.
 
+* --render file
+
+  Renders a single file, outputting the resulting html. Does not save state,
+  so this cannot be used for building whole wikis, but it is useful for
+  previewing an edited file at the command line. Generally used in conjunction
+  with --setup to load in a wiki's setup:
+
+       ikiwiki --setup ~/ikiwiki.setup --render foo.mdwn
+
 * --version
 
   Print ikiwiki version number.
@@ -120,6 +129,11 @@ configuration options of their own.
   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.
+
   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.