X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/03160b117c580288c84185925d825cd595b02e7b..1a4adb98df10442ac3b2d2484ffb3efd21271e98:/doc/usage.mdwn?ds=inline diff --git a/doc/usage.mdwn b/doc/usage.mdwn index 233fd51a8..cd888bfb7 100644 --- a/doc/usage.mdwn +++ b/doc/usage.mdwn @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ikiwiki [options] source templates destination # DESCRIPTION -`ikiwiki` is a wiki compiler. It builds static html pages for a wiki, from `source` in the [[MarkDown]] `language`, using the specified html `templates` and writes it out to `destination`. +`ikiwiki` is a wiki compiler. It builds static html pages for a wiki, from `source` in the [[MarkDown]] language, using the specified html `templates` and writes it out to `destination`. # OPTIONS @@ -16,55 +16,55 @@ Note that most options can be shortened to single letters. * --wikiname -The name of the wiki, default is "wiki". + The name of the wiki, default is "wiki". * --verbose -Be vebose about what it's doing. + Be vebose about what it's doing. * --rebuild -Force a rebuild of all pages. + Force a rebuild of all pages. * --wrapper -Generate a [[wrapper]] binary that is hardcoded to do action specified by the other options, using the specified input files and `destination` directory. + Generate a [[wrapper]] binary that is hardcoded to do action specified by the other options, using the specified input files and `destination` directory. -The wrapper is designed to be safely made suid and be run by untrusted users, as a [[Subversion]] [[post-commit]] hook, or as a [[CGI]]. + The wrapper is designed to be safely made suid and be run by untrusted users, as a [[Subversion]] [[post-commit]] hook, or as a [[CGI]]. -Note that the generated wrapper will ignore all command line parameters except for --params, which will make it print out the parameters it would run ikiwiki with. + Note that the generated wrapper will ignore all command line parameters except for --params, which will make it print out the parameters it would run ikiwiki with. * --svn, --nosvn -Enable or disable use of [[subversion]]. If subversion is enabled, the `source` directory is assumed to be a working copy, and is automatically updated before building the wiki. + Enable or disable use of [[subversion]]. If subversion is enabled, the `source` directory is assumed to be a working copy, and is automatically updated before building the wiki. -In [[CGI]] mode, with subversion enabled pages edited via the web will be committed to subversion. Also, the [[RecentChanges]] link will be placed on pages. + In [[CGI]] mode, with subversion enabled pages edited via the web will be committed to subversion. Also, the [[RecentChanges]] link will be placed on pages. -Subversion is enabled by default. + Subversion is enabled by default. * --anonok, --noanonok -If anonok is set, it will allow anonymous web users, who have not signed in, to make changes to the wiki. + If anonok is set, it will allow anonymous web users, who have not signed in, to make changes to the wiki. -By default, anonymous users cannot edit the wiki. + By default, anonymous users cannot edit the wiki. * --cgi -Enable [[CGI]] mode. In cgi mode ikiwiki runs as a cgi script, and supports editing pages, signing in, registration, and displaying [[RecentChanges]]. + Enable [[CGI]] mode. In cgi mode ikiwiki runs as a cgi script, and supports editing pages, signing in, registration, and displaying [[RecentChanges]]. -To use ikiwiki as a [[CGI]] program you need to use --wrapper to generate a wrapper. The wrapper will generally need to run suid 6755 to the user who owns the `source` and `destination` directories. + To use ikiwiki as a [[CGI]] program you need to use --wrapper to generate a wrapper. The wrapper will generally need to run suid 6755 to the user who owns the `source` and `destination` directories. * --url http://someurl/ -Specifies the url to the wiki. This is a required parameter in [[CGI]] mode. + Specifies the url to the wiki. This is a required parameter in [[CGI]] mode. * --cgiurl http://someurl/ikiwiki.cgi -Specifies the url to the ikiwiki [[CGI]] script [[wrapper]]. Required when building the wiki for links to the cgi script to be generated. + Specifies the url to the ikiwiki [[CGI]] script [[wrapper]]. Required when building the wiki for links to the cgi script to be generated. * --historyurl http://svn.someurl/trunk/[[]]?root=wiki -Specifies the url to link to for page history browsing. In the url, "[[]]" is replaced with the page to browse. It's common to use [[ViewCVS]] for this. + Specifies the url to link to for page history browsing. In the url, "[[]]" is replaced with the page to browse. It's common to use [[ViewCVS]] for this. # AUTHOR