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+Can the instructions for using `ikiwiki-makerepo` be clarified. This
+command wants to create folders in the directory it is run in. Which
+directory should that be - `$SRCDIR?` --Andy
+
+> No, `ikiwiki-makerepo` does not create directories in the current
+> directory. You specify the directory you want it to create and it creates
+> the directory and makes it into a repository. The setup instuctions have
+> examples of doing this. I don't see anything unclear. --[[Joey]]
+
+Sorry, was not precise enough. It does if you are using the git option. I believe this is partially explained on the rcs/git/ page. However I'm still not totally clear where I should run the command when using git. If I should be in $SRCDIR then updating the instructions to something like
+
+    REPOSITORY=~/wiki.git
+    cd $SRCDIR
+    ikiwiki-makerepo git $SRCDIR $REPOSITORY
+
+might clear things up a little. Apologies if I'm being a bit dim, learning ikiwiki and git at same time :) --Andy
+
+----
+
 It isn't intended that .ikiwiki be versioned, is it? Do you have a svn:ignore set? 
 Is there some magic way you can make the svn commands (and presumably commands for 
 the other VCSs here) ignore the .ikiwiki directory during step 8, when they import it?
@@ -9,6 +28,7 @@ they import. --Ethan
 > I've switched to a different method that preserves .ikiwiki, w/o checking
 > it in. --[[Joey]]
 
+----
 
 These instructions should probably show how to use a bare Git repository
 (`GIT_DIR=somewhere.git git-init-db`) rather than a repository with a full
@@ -26,6 +46,8 @@ directory back into the wiki's working copy directory, isn't it? --[[tschwinge]]
 
 >> Either you do it or I'll do it somewhen soon.  --[[tschwinge]]
 
+----
+
 Curious as to why support for CVS is not built in. --[[Luther]]
 
-> See [[todo/CVS_backend|todo/CVS_backend]], but you might consider switching to a better version control system. --[[JoshTriplett]]
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+> See [[todo/CVS_backend|todo/CVS_backend]], but you might consider switching to a better version control system. --[[JoshTriplett]]