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authorJoey Hess <joey@gnu.kitenet.net>2009-12-01 15:54:48 -0500
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ version on the laptop, perhaps while offline. You can browse and edit the
wiki using a local web server. When you're ready, you can manually push the
changes to the main wiki on the server.
-## Original approach
+## simple clone approach
First, set up the wiki on the server, if it isn't already. Nothing special
needs to be done here, just follow the regular instructions in [[setup]]
@@ -54,13 +54,19 @@ If you'd like it to automatically update when changes are merged in, you
can simply make a symlink `post-merge` hook pointing at the `post-update`
hook ikiwiki created.
-## Alternative Approach
+## bare mirror approach
As above, set up a normal ikiwiki on the server, with the usual bare repository.
Next, `git clone --mirror server:/path/to/bare/repository`
-This will be used as the $REPOSITORY on the laptop. Then you can follow the instructions in [[setup by hand|/setup/byhand]] as per a normal ikiwiki installation.
-This means that you can clone from the local bare repository as many times as you want (thus being able to have a repository which is used by the ikiwiki CGI, and another which you can use for updating via git).
+This will be used as the $REPOSITORY on the laptop. Then you can follow
+the instructions in [[setup by hand|/setup/byhand]] as per a normal ikiwiki
+installation. This means that you can clone from the local bare repository
+as many times as you want (thus being able to have a repository which is
+used by the ikiwiki CGI, and another which you can use for updating via
+git).
-When you want to update the server from the laptop, do a `git push` from within the laptop's bare repository, and likewise do a `git pull` to update the laptop from the server.
+When you want to update the server from the laptop, do a `git push` from
+within the laptop's bare repository, and likewise do a `git pull` to update
+the laptop from the server.