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@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ return the htmlized content.
 
        hook(type => "pagetemplate", id => "foo", call => \&pagetemplate);
 
 
        hook(type => "pagetemplate", id => "foo", call => \&pagetemplate);
 

-Each time a page (or part of a blog page, or an rss feed) is rendered, a
-[[template|templates]] is filled out. This hook allows modifying that
-template. The function is passed named parameters. The "page" and
-"destpage" parameters are the same as for a preprocess hook. The "template"
-parameter is a `HTML::Template` object that is the template that will be
-used to generate the page. The function can manipulate that template
-object.
+[[Templates]] are filled out for many different things in ikiwiki, 
+like generating a page, or part of a blog page, or an rss feed, or a cgi.
+This hook allows modifying those templates. The function is passed named
+parameters. The "page" and "destpage" parameters are the same as for a
+preprocess hook. The "template" parameter is a `HTML::Template` object that
+is the template that will be used to generate the page. The function can
+manipulate that template object.

 
 The most common thing to do is probably to call $template->param() to add
 a new custom parameter to the template.
 
 The most common thing to do is probably to call $template->param() to add
 a new custom parameter to the template.


@@ -197,9 +197,13 @@ use the following hashes, using a page name as the key:
 
 * `%links` lists the names of each page that a page links to, in an array
   reference.
 
 * `%links` lists the names of each page that a page links to, in an array
   reference.

-* `%renderedfiles` contains the name of the file rendered by a page.
+* `%renderedfiles` lists names of the files rendered by a page, in an array
+  reference.

 * `%pagesources` contains the name of the source file for a page.
 
 * `%pagesources` contains the name of the source file for a page.
 

+Also, the %IkiWiki::version variable contains the version number for the
+ikiwiki program.
+

 ### Library functions
 
 #### `hook(@)`
 ### Library functions
 
 #### `hook(@)`


@@ -293,6 +297,13 @@ A failure to write the file will result in it dying with an error.
 
 If the destination directory doesn't exist, it will first be created.
 
 
 If the destination directory doesn't exist, it will first be created.
 

+### `will_render($$)`
+
+Given a page name and a destination file name (not including the base
+destination directory), register that the page will result in that file
+being rendered. It's important to call this before writing to any file in
+the destination directory.
+

 #### `pagetype($)`
 
 Given the name of a source file, returns the type of page it is, if it's
 #### `pagetype($)`
 
 Given the name of a source file, returns the type of page it is, if it's