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index 2c3a979ed..364b704fb 100644
--- a/doc/setup.mdwn
+++ b/doc/setup.mdwn
@@ -121,29 +121,22 @@ This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki.
    [[toggleable id=git text="""
 	When using Git, you probably want to set up two repositories, of which
 	one should be bare (meaning that it does not have a working tree
-	checked out). We call the bare repository the "repo" and the other the
-	"srcdir". There are [other
+	checked out). We call the bare repository the "repository" and the
+	other will be the "srcdir" (which `ikiwiki` uses to compile the wiki).
+	There are [other
 	ways](http://blog.madduck.net/vcs/2007.07.11_publishing-git-repositories)
 	to do the following, but this might be easiest:
 
 			REPOSITORY=~/wiki.git
+			GIT_DIR=$REPOSITORY git --bare init --shared
 			cd $SRCDIR
 			git init
-			echo .ikiwiki > .gitignore
+			echo /.ikiwiki > .gitignore
 			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.
-			git config receive.denyNonFastForwards true
-			git config core.bare true
-			mv .git $REPOSITORY
-			mv .ikiwiki ..
-			cd ..
-			rm -r $SRCDIR
-			git clone -l -s $REPOSITORY $SRCDIR
-			mv .ikiwiki $SRCDIR
+			git commit -m "initial commit"
+			git remote add origin $REPOSITORY
+			git config branch.master.merge refs/heads/master
+			git push --all
 
 	It is **paramount** that you **never** push to the Git repository in
 	`$SRCDIR` ([this FAQ entry explains
@@ -154,6 +147,8 @@ This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki.
 
 	If at any point you commit changes in `$SRCDIR`, make sure to `git
 	push` them to the `$REPOSITORY`.
+
+	Finally, see [[Git_pitfalls]] if you experience problems.
    """]]
 
    [[toggle id=tla text="TLA"]]
@@ -213,7 +208,7 @@ This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki.
    you chose to use. Be sure to set `svnrepo` to $REPOSITORY, if using
    subversion. Uncomment the block for the wrapper for your revision
    control system, and configure the wrapper path in that block
-   appropriately (for Git, it should be `$REPO/hooks/post-update`).
+   appropriately (for Git, it should be `$REPOSITORY/hooks/post-update`).
 
    Once it's all set up, run `ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.setup` once more.
    Now you should be able to edit files in $SRCDIR, and use your revision