X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/d3ebc80cd07ea42dc574d9e1421c300b85dc8daa..e51de0a22fc5ebd1aecf2e99f0c31e05d1d16aaa:/doc/usage.mdwn diff --git a/doc/usage.mdwn b/doc/usage.mdwn index 553fef01e..427a51f3b 100644 --- a/doc/usage.mdwn +++ b/doc/usage.mdwn @@ -32,14 +32,22 @@ These options control the mode that ikiwiki operates in. * --setup setupfile - In setup mode, ikiwiki reads the config file, which is really a perl - program that can call ikiwiki internal functions. - The default action when --setup is specified is to automatically generate wrappers for a wiki based on data in a setup file, and rebuild the wiki. If you only want to build any changed pages, you can use --refresh with --setup. +* --changesetup setupfile + + Reads the setup file, adds any configuration changes specified by other + options, and writes the new configuration back to the setup file. Also + updates any configured wrappers. In this mode, the wiki is not fully + rebuilt, unless you also add --rebuild. + + Example, to enable some plugins: + + ikiwiki --changesetup ~/ikiwiki.setup --plugin goodstuff --plugin calendar + * --dumpsetup setupfile Causes ikiwiki to write to the specified setup file, dumping out @@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ These options control the mode that ikiwiki operates in. * --clean - This makes ikiwiki clean up by removing any files it denerated in the + This makes ikiwiki clean up by removing any files it generated in the `destination` directory, as well as any configured wrappers, and the `.ikiwiki` state directory. This is mostly useful if you're running ikiwiki in a Makefile to build documentation and want a corresponding @@ -120,10 +128,11 @@ also be configured using a setup file. * --templatedir dir - Specify the directory that the page [[templates|wikitemplates]] are stored in. + Specify the directory that [[templates|templates]] are stored in. Default is `/usr/share/ikiwiki/templates`, or another location as configured at build time. If the templatedir is changed, missing templates will still - be searched for in the default location as a fallback. + be searched for in the default location as a fallback. Templates can also be + placed in the "templates/" subdirectory of the srcdir. Note that if you choose to copy and modify ikiwiki's templates, you will need to be careful to keep them up to date when upgrading to new versions of @@ -244,8 +253,10 @@ also be configured using a setup file. 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|banned_users]] users; other powers may be added later. - May be specified multiple times for multiple admins. + and [[banning|banned_users]] users, as well as powers granted by + enabled plugins (such as [[moderating comments|plugins/moderatedcomments]] + and [[plugins/websetup]]. May be specified multiple times for multiple + admins. For an openid user specify the full URL of the login, including "http://". @@ -320,7 +331,7 @@ also be configured using a setup file. intercepted. If you enable this option then you must run at least the CGI portion of ikiwiki over SSL. -* --gettime +* --gettime, --no-gettime Extract creation and modification times for each new page from the the revision control's log. This is done automatically when building a @@ -329,7 +340,7 @@ also be configured using a setup file. * --set var=value This allows setting an arbitrary configuration variable, the same as if it - were set via a setup file. Since most options commonly used options can be + were set via a setup file. Since most commonly used options can be configured using command-line switches, you will rarely need to use this. * --set-yaml var=value @@ -341,7 +352,7 @@ also be configured using a setup file. * ikiwiki --setup my.setup - Completly (re)build the wiki using the specified setup file. + Completely (re)build the wiki using the specified setup file. * ikiwiki --setup my.setup --refresh @@ -375,4 +386,4 @@ also be configured using a setup file. Joey Hess -Warning: this page is automatically made into ikiwiki's man page via [mdwn2man](http://git.ikiwiki.info/?p=ikiwiki;a=blob;f=mdwn2man;hb=HEAD). Edit with care +Warning: Automatically converted into a man page by mdwn2man. Edit with care