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

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--- a/doc/ikiwiki/directive/linkmap.mdwn
+++ b/doc/ikiwiki/directive/linkmap.mdwn
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ graph showing the links between a set of pages in the wiki. Example usage:
 
 Only links between mapped pages will be shown; links pointing to or from
 unmapped pages will be omitted. If the pages to include are not specified,
 
 Only links between mapped pages will be shown; links pointing to or from
 unmapped pages will be omitted. If the pages to include are not specified,

-the links between all pages (and other files) in the wiki are mapped. For
-best results, only a small set of pages should be mapped, since otherwise
-the map can become very large, unweildy, and complicated. Also, the map is
-rebuilt whenever one of the mapped pages is changed, which can make the
-wiki a bit slow.
+the links between all pages (and other files) in the wiki are mapped. 

 
 Here are descriptions of all the supported parameters to the `linkmap`
 directive:
 
 Here are descriptions of all the supported parameters to the `linkmap`
 directive:


@@ -20,5 +16,14 @@ directive:
 * `height`, `width` - Limit the size of the map to a given height and width,
   in inches. Both must be specified for the limiting to take effect, otherwise
   the map's size is not limited.
 * `height`, `width` - Limit the size of the map to a given height and width,
   in inches. Both must be specified for the limiting to take effect, otherwise
   the map's size is not limited.

+* `connected` - Controls whether to include pages on the map that link to
+  no other pages (connected=no, the default), or to only show pages that
+  link to others (connected=yes).
+
+For best results, only a small set of pages should be mapped, since
+otherwise the map can become very large, unwieldy, and complicated.
+If too many pages are included, the map may get so large that graphviz
+cannot render it. Using the `connected` parameter is a good way to prune
+out pages that clutter the map.

 
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