add more wording based on what chrysn suggested

[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / ikiwiki / directive / edittemplate.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/ikiwiki/directive/edittemplate.mdwn b/doc/ikiwiki/directive/edittemplate.mdwn
index 63df23914f721b6c6ebf7c1e64216595aa6eb12d..6269f5dd8a23935f1970fe62b998ecc15f569885 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/ikiwiki/directive/edittemplate.mdwn
+++ b/doc/ikiwiki/directive/edittemplate.mdwn
@@ -29,12 +29,18 @@ something like:
 The template page can also contain [[!cpan HTML::Template]] directives,
 like other ikiwiki [[templates]].
 
 The template page can also contain [[!cpan HTML::Template]] directives,
 like other ikiwiki [[templates]].
 

-Two variables might be set:
+These variables might be set:

 
 * `<TMPL_VAR name>` is replaced with the name of the page being
   created.
   
 
 * `<TMPL_VAR name>` is replaced with the name of the page being
   created.
   

-* `<TMPL_VAR uuid>` is replaced with a version 4 (random) UUID.
+* `<TMPL_VAR uuid>` is replaced with a version 4 (random) UUID
+  suitable for use in `\[[!meta guid="urn:uuid:<TMPL_VAR uuid>"]]`.

   (Requires the `UUID::Tiny` Perl module if not running on Linux.)
 
   (Requires the `UUID::Tiny` Perl module if not running on Linux.)
 

+* `<TMPL_VAR time>` is replaced with the current (template generation)
+  time using a fixed format (RFC 3339, `%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ`),
+  suitable for use in `\[[!meta date="<TMPL_VAR time>"]]`
+  (see [[meta]]) or `\[[!date "<TMPL_VAR time>"]]` (see [[date]]).
+

 [[!meta robots="noindex, follow"]]
 [[!meta robots="noindex, follow"]]