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[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / rcs / gitmanual.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/rcs/gitmanual.mdwn b/doc/rcs/gitmanual.mdwn
index 5282328567d7c033af045589bcd2da24ba6e58fe..108b58ed7903e73edcc2fd8e6d2a7050a7cf9da3 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/rcs/gitmanual.mdwn
+++ b/doc/rcs/gitmanual.mdwn
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ Wiki page created with [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info). Example usb.mdwn [usb](ht
 ## on monty (my laptop)
 
 I wonder why a "pull" doesn't just init a repo like a "svn co" does?
+Ah, I should have used `git-clone ssh://si.dabase.com/home/hendry/wikiwc/.git/`
 
     monty:~/git-testing% git-init
     Initialized empty Git repository in .git/
 
+You might want to set some config variables like your email as this [tutorial](http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/tutorial.html) describes.
+
     monty:~/git-testing% git-pull ssh://si.dabase.com/home/hendry/wikiwc/.git/
     warning: no common commits
     remote: Generating pack...
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ I wonder why a "pull" doesn't just init a repo like a "svn co" does?
     Created commit d3507df: added test
      1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 
+I should have used `git push origin` here...
+
     monty:~/git-testing% git-push ssh://si.dabase.com/home/hendry/wikiwc/.git/
     updating 'refs/heads/master'
       from 75a4a8e94e5fff2a4beced1574e772742d3f9847
@@ -67,8 +72,15 @@ Great, we see the usb.mdwn file has been modified. Now we need to check it out t
 
     hendry:242$ git-checkout master usb.mdwn
 
+I find this a little odd... Is this a required step for ikiwiki?
 
 # Stuff I am confused about
 
 * this master/origin stuff
-* why do I have to explicitly say the filename "usb.mdwn" for it to be updated?
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+* why do I have to explicitly say the filename "usb.mdwn" for it to be updated?
+* how ikiwiki interfaces with git. does it have its own working copy? or is it the files simply in ~/wikiwc?
+* I know git-push seems unpopular (git-pull seems to have the emphasis), though I think it is really convenient
+
+# Ack
+
+Thanks to gitte on #git on Freenode
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