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authorjoey <joey@0fa5a96a-9a0e-0410-b3b2-a0fd24251071>2007-10-01 08:10:32 +0000
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@@ -134,17 +134,19 @@ This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki.
git add .
git commit -m'Initial commit'
# if you expect $REPOSITORY to receive pushs from multiple
- # clones, then it is advisable to stop git performing
- # fast forwards -- this is to avoid overwriting the
- # remote ref and losing commits from there.
+ # clones, then it is advisable to only accept fast
+ # forwards -- this is to avoid overwriting the remote
+ # ref and losing commits from there.
git config receive.denyNonFastForwards true
git config core.bare true
mv .git $REPOSITORY
- mv .ikiwiki ..
+ # we want to preserve the current .ikiwiki directory,
+ # so temporarily move it to a safe location
+ mv .ikiwiki ../ikiwiki.sv
cd ..
rm -r $SRCDIR
git clone -l -s $REPOSITORY $SRCDIR
- mv .ikiwiki $SRCDIR
+ mv ikiwiki.sv $SRCDIR/.ikiwiki
It is **paramount** that you **never** push to the Git repository in
`$SRCDIR` ([this FAQ entry explains