# DESCRIPTION
`ikiwiki` is a wiki compiler. It builds static HTML pages for a wiki, from
-`source` in the [[Markdown]] language (or others), and writes it out to
+`source` in the [[ikiwiki/Markdown]] language (or others), and writes it out to
`destination`.
Note that most options can be shortened to single letters, and boolean
* --cgi
Enable [[CGI]] mode. In cgi mode ikiwiki runs as a cgi script, and
- supports editing pages, signing in, registration, and displaying
- [[RecentChanges]].
+ supports editing pages, signing in, and registration.
To use ikiwiki as a [[CGI]] program you need to use --wrapper or --setup
to generate a wrapper. The wrapper will generally need to run suid 6755 to
access controlled by a group, it makes sense for the ikiwiki wrappers
to run setgid to that group.
-* --notify, --no-notify
-
- Enable email notification of commits. This should be used when running
- ikiwiki as a [[post-commit]] hook.
-
* --rcs=svn|git|.., --no-rcs
Enable or disable use of a [[revision_control_system|rcs]].
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
- on pages.
+ the web will be committed.
No revision control is enabled by default.
-* --svnrepo /svn/wiki
-
- Specify the location of the svn repository for the wiki. This is required
- for using --notify with [[Subversion|rcs/svn]].
-
* --svnpath trunk
Specify the path inside your svn repository where the wiki is located.
* --rss, --norss
If rss is set, ikiwiki will generate RSS feeds for pages that inline
- a [[blog]].
+ a [[ikiwiki/blog]].
* --atom, --noatom
If atom is set, ikiwiki will generate Atom feeds for pages that inline
- a [[blog]].
+ a [[ikiwiki/blog]].
* --pingurl URL
* --adminuser name
- Specifies a username of a user who has the powers of a wiki admin.
- Currently allows locking of any page; other powers may be added later.
- May be specified multiple times for multiple admins.
+ Specifies a username of a user (or, if openid is enabled, an openid)
+ who has the powers of a wiki admin. Currently allows locking of any page,
+ and banning of users; other powers may be added later. May be specified
+ multiple times for multiple admins.
+
+ For an openid user specify the full URL of the login, including "http://".
* --plugin name