change in ikiwiki syntax. It also handles other transitions not involving
wiki pages.
-# prefix_directives file ...
+# prefix_directives your.setup
-The `prefix_directives` mode converts the specified ikiwiki page from
-the old preprocessor directive syntax, requiring a space, to the new
-syntax, prefixed by '!'.
+The `prefix_directives` mode converts all pages from the old preprocessor
+directive syntax, requiring a space, to the new syntax, prefixed by '!'.
Preprocessor directives which already use the new syntax will remain
unchanged.
-Note that if the page contains wiki links with spaces, which some
+Note that if a page contains wiki links with spaces, which some
older versions of ikiwiki accepted, the prefix_directives transition will
treat these as preprocessor directives and convert them.
Note that all comments and any unusual stuff like perl code in the setup
file will be lost, as it is entirely rewritten by the move.
-# indexdb srcdir
+# indexdb your.setup|srcdir
The `indexdb` mode handles converting a plain text `.ikiwiki/index` file to
a binary `.ikiwiki/indexdb`. You do not normally need to run
`ikiwiki-transition indexdb`; ikiwiki will automatically run it as
necessary.
-# hashpassword srcdir
+# hashpassword your.setup|srcdir
The `hashpassword` mode forces any plaintext passwords stored in the
`.ikiwiki/userdb` file to be replaced with password hashes. (The
automatically converted to a hash when a user logs in for the first time
after upgrade to ikiwiki 2.48.
+# deduplinks your.setup
+
+In the past, bugs in ikiwiki have allowed duplicate link information
+to be stored in its indexdb. This mode removes such duplicate information,
+which may speed up wikis afflicted by it. Note that rebuilding the wiki
+will have the same effect.
+
# AUTHOR
Josh Triplett <josh@freedesktop.org>, Joey Hess <joey@ikiwiki.info>