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@@ -130,20 +130,12 @@ configuration options of their own.
   Enable email notification of commits. This should be used when running
   ikiwiki as a [[post-commit]] hook.
 
   Enable email notification of commits. This should be used when running
   ikiwiki as a [[post-commit]] hook.
 

-* --rcs=svn, --no-rcs
+* --rcs=svn|git|.., --no-rcs

 
 

-  Enable or disable use of a revision control system.
+  Enable or disable use of a [[revision_control_system|rcs]].

 
 

-  If you use svn, the `source` directory is assumed to be
-  a [[Subversion]] working copy.
-
-  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.
+  The `source` directory will be assumed to be a working copy, or clone, or
+  whatever the revision control system you select uses.

 
   In [[CGI]] mode, with a revision control system enabled, pages edited via
   the web will be committed. Also, the [[RecentChanges]] link will be placed
 
   In [[CGI]] mode, with a revision control system enabled, pages edited via
   the web will be committed. Also, the [[RecentChanges]] link will be placed


@@ -154,13 +146,14 @@ configuration options of their own.
 * --svnrepo /svn/wiki
 
   Specify the location of the svn repository for the wiki. This is required
 * --svnrepo /svn/wiki
 
   Specify the location of the svn repository for the wiki. This is required

-  for using --notify with [[Subversion]].
+  for using --notify with [[Subversion|rcs/svn]].

 
 * --svnpath trunk
 
   Specify the path inside your svn repository where the wiki is located.
   This defaults to `trunk`; change it if your wiki is at some other path
 
 * --svnpath trunk
 
   Specify the path inside your svn repository where the wiki is located.
   This defaults to `trunk`; change it if your wiki is at some other path

-  inside the repository.
+  inside the repository. If your wiki is rooted at the top of the repository,
+  set svnpath to "".

 
 * --rss, --norss
 
 
 * --rss, --norss
 


@@ -228,6 +221,13 @@ configuration options of their own.
   Disables use of a plugin. For example "--disable-plugin htmlscrubber"
   to do away with HTML sanitization.
 
   Disables use of a plugin. For example "--disable-plugin htmlscrubber"
   to do away with HTML sanitization.
 

+* --libdir directory
+
+  Makes ikiwiki look in the specified directory first, before the regular
+  locations when loading library files and plugins. For example, if you set
+  libdir to "/home/you/.ikiwiki/", you can install a Foo.pm plugin as
+  "/home/you/.ikiwiki/IkiWiki/Plugin/Foo.pm".
+

 * --discussion, --no-discussion
 
   Enables or disables "Discussion" links from being added to the header of
 * --discussion, --no-discussion
 
   Enables or disables "Discussion" links from being added to the header of


@@ -235,8 +235,9 @@ configuration options of their own.
 
 * --numbacklinks n
 
 
 * --numbacklinks n
 

-  Controls how many backlinks should be displayed maximum. Excess backlinks
-  will be hidden in a popup. Default is 10.
+  Controls how many backlinks should be displayed at the bottom of a page.
+  Excess backlinks will be hidden in a popup. Default is 10. Set to 0 to
+  disable this feature.

 
 * --userdir subdir
 
 
 * --userdir subdir
 


@@ -244,6 +245,10 @@ configuration options of their own.
   subdirectory of the wiki. The default is to link to pages in the toplevel
   directory of the wiki.
 
   subdirectory of the wiki. The default is to link to pages in the toplevel
   directory of the wiki.
 

+* --htmlext html
+
+  Configures the extension used for generated html files. Default is "html".
+

 * --timeformat format
 
   Specify how to display the time or date. The format string is passed to the
 * --timeformat format
 
   Specify how to display the time or date. The format string is passed to the


@@ -257,6 +262,10 @@ configuration options of their own.
 
   Log to syslog(3).
 
 
   Log to syslog(3).
 

+* --usedirs, --no-usedirs
+
+  Toggle creating output files named page/index.html (default) instead of page.html.
+

 * --w3mmode, --no-w3mmode
 
   Enable [[w3mmode]], which allows w3m to use ikiwiki as a local CGI script,
 * --w3mmode, --no-w3mmode
 
   Enable [[w3mmode]], which allows w3m to use ikiwiki as a local CGI script,


@@ -276,6 +285,18 @@ configuration options of their own.
   Subversion checkout. It is unoptimised and quite slow. It is best used
   with --rebuild, to force ikiwiki to get the ctime for all pages.
 
   Subversion checkout. It is unoptimised and quite slow. It is best used
   with --rebuild, to force ikiwiki to get the ctime for all pages.
 

+* --set var=value
+  
+  This allows setting an arbitrary configuration variable, the same as if it
+  were set via a configuration file. Since most options can be configured
+  using command-line switches, you will rarely need to use this, but it can be
+  useful for the odd option that lacks a command-line switch.
+
+# SEE ALSO
+
+* [[ikiwiki-mass-rebuild]](8)
+* [[ikiwiki-update-wikilist]](1)
+

 # AUTHOR
 
 Joey Hess <joey@ikiwiki.info>
 # AUTHOR
 
 Joey Hess <joey@ikiwiki.info>