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diff --git a/doc/forum/Migrating_old_repository_to_new_ikiwiki_system__63__.mdwn b/doc/forum/Migrating_old_repository_to_new_ikiwiki_system__63__.mdwn index 1eac9c76d..ccc45ddca 100644 --- a/doc/forum/Migrating_old_repository_to_new_ikiwiki_system__63__.mdwn +++ b/doc/forum/Migrating_old_repository_to_new_ikiwiki_system__63__.mdwn @@ -7,3 +7,23 @@ I copied it the repository to my new system, which is now the "master" host. I installed ikiwiki on the new system. How do I set up an ikiwiki system using a pre-existing repository (instead of creating a new one)? --[[JosephTurian]] + +> Well, if you have: +> * A git repository of the wiki +> * A setup file for the wiki +> +> Then you should +> 1. Manually set up a bare git repository, and push +> your backed up repository to it. +> 2. `git clone` from the bare git repository to +> recreate the ikiwiki srcdir +> 3. `git clone` from the bare git repository a second time, +> to create a checkout you can manually edit (optional) +> 4. run `ikiwiki --getctime --setup your.setup` +> The getctime will ensure page creation times are accurate +> by putting the info out of the git history, +> and only needs to be done once. +> +> If you preserved your repository, but not the setup file, +> the easiest way to make one is probably to run +> `ikiwiki -dumpsetup` and edit the setup file. --[[Joey]] |