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@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki.
 
 This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki.
 

-1. [[Install]] ikiwiki. See [[download]] for where to get it.
+1. [[Download]] and [[install]] ikiwiki.

 
 2. Decide where your wiki's files will go.
 
 
 2. Decide where your wiki's files will go.
 

-   As a wiki compiler, ikiwiki builds a wiki from files in a source
-   directory, and outputs the files to a destination directory.
+   As a wiki compiler, ikiwiki builds a wiki from files in a source directory,
+   and outputs the files to a destination directory.  If you keep your wiki in
+   a version control system, the source directory will contain a working copy
+   checked out from the version control system.

 
    For the purposes of this tutorial, we'll set shell variables
    for these locations, and use those variables in the commands that follow.
 
    For the purposes of this tutorial, we'll set shell variables
    for these locations, and use those variables in the commands that follow.


@@ -13,6 +15,9 @@ This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki.
                        SRCDIR=~/wikiwc
                        DESTDIR=~/public_html/wiki/
 
                        SRCDIR=~/wikiwc
                        DESTDIR=~/public_html/wiki/
 

+   Note that ikiwiki owns the working copy directory; do not perform your own
+   edits in ikiwiki's working copy.
+

 3. Create the beginnings of your wiki.
 
    This will create a simple main page for the wiki.
 3. Create the beginnings of your wiki.
 
    This will create a simple main page for the wiki.


@@ -29,18 +34,18 @@ This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki.
                        All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]],
                        so this one does too.
                        ----
                        All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]],
                        so this one does too.
                        ----

-                       This wiki is powered by [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.kitenet.net).
+                       This wiki is powered by [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info).

    """]]
    
    See [[HelpOnFormatting]] for details about the markup language.
 
    """]]
    
    See [[HelpOnFormatting]] for details about the markup language.
 

-   Note that several standard wiki pages will be added to your wiki, from
-   files in `/usr/share/ikiwiki/basewiki/`, so your wiki will automatically
-   get a [[SandBox]], and some other useful pages.
+   Note that several [[standard_wiki_pages|basewiki]] will be added to your
+   wiki, from files in `/usr/share/ikiwiki/basewiki/`, so your wiki will
+   automatically get a [[SandBox]], and some other useful pages.

 
 4. Build your wiki for the first time.
 
 
 4. Build your wiki for the first time.
 

-                       ikiwiki --verbose $SRCDIR $DESTDIR --url=http://host/~you/wiki/
+                       ikiwiki --verbose $SRCDIR $DESTDIR --url=http://example.org/~you/wiki/

 
    Replace the url with the real url to your wiki. You should now
    be able to visit the url and see your wiki.
 
    Replace the url with the real url to your wiki. You should now
    be able to visit the url and see your wiki.


@@ -61,7 +66,9 @@ This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki.
    introduce setup files.
    
    A sample setup file is [[ikiwiki.setup]]. Download it (or copy it from
    introduce setup files.
    
    A sample setup file is [[ikiwiki.setup]]. Download it (or copy it from

-   `doc/ikiwiki.setup` in the ikiwiki sources), and edit it.
+   `doc/ikiwiki.setup` in the ikiwiki sources), and edit it. Note that this
+   file should *not* be put in your wiki's directory with the rest of the
+   files. A good place to put it is in a ~/.ikiwiki/ subdirectory.

    
    Most of the options, like `wikiname` in the setup file are the same as
    ikiwiki's command line options (documented in [[usage]]. `srcdir` and
    
    Most of the options, like `wikiname` in the setup file are the same as
    ikiwiki's command line options (documented in [[usage]]. `srcdir` and


@@ -95,7 +102,9 @@ This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki.
    
    There's little that's ikiwiki specific about these instructions; this is
    just how you put a directory under revision control using the various
    
    There's little that's ikiwiki specific about these instructions; this is
    just how you put a directory under revision control using the various

-   systems that ikiwiki supports.
+   systems that ikiwiki supports. Note that the .ikiwiki subdirectory is
+   where ikiwiki keeps its state, and should be preserved, but not checked
+   into revision control.

 
    [[toggle id=subversion text="Subversion"]]
    [[toggleable id=subversion text="""
 
    [[toggle id=subversion text="Subversion"]]
    [[toggleable id=subversion text="""


@@ -117,6 +126,7 @@ This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki.
                        cp -a $SRCDIR/* .
                        git add .
                        git commit -m "initial import" -a
                        cp -a $SRCDIR/* .
                        git add .
                        git commit -m "initial import" -a

+                       mv $SRCDIR/.ikiwiki .

                        rm -rf $SRCDIR
                        git clone -l -s $REPOSITORY $SRCDIR
    """]]
                        rm -rf $SRCDIR
                        git clone -l -s $REPOSITORY $SRCDIR
    """]]


@@ -138,7 +148,6 @@ This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki.
    [[toggle id=mercurial text="Mercurial"]]
    [[toggleable id=mercurial text="""
                        REPOSITORY=$SRCDIR
    [[toggle id=mercurial text="Mercurial"]]
    [[toggleable id=mercurial text="""
                        REPOSITORY=$SRCDIR

-                       rm -rf $SRCDIR/.ikiwiki # not for checkin

                        hg init $REPOSITORY
                        cd $REPOSITORY
                        hg add *
                        hg init $REPOSITORY
                        cd $REPOSITORY
                        hg add *