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 [[meta title="Git"]]
 
-[Git][git] is a distributed revison control system originally developed for the Linux kernel. Ikiwiki supports storing a wiki in git.
+[Git][git] is a distributed revison control system originally developed for
+the Linux kernel. Ikiwiki supports storing a wiki in git.
 
 [git]: http://git.or.cz/
 
-Ikiwiki can run as a post-update hook to update a wiki whenever commits
+Ikiwiki can run as a `post-update` hook to update a wiki whenever commits
 come in. When running as a [[cgi]] with Git, ikiwiki automatically
-commits edited pages, and uses the Git history to generate the [[RecentChanges]] page.
+commits edited pages, and uses the Git history to generate the
+[[RecentChanges]] page.
 
-Links:
+## git repository setup
 
-* [[Editing_wiki_pages_manually_with_git|GitManual]]
-* [HOWTO: ikiwiki + git][howto]
-* Common [[Git_pitfalls|/setup/git_pitfalls]] when using Git with Ikiwiki
+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), and the other one with a working tree will be used as
+ikiwiki's srcdir for compiling the wiki. [[ikiwiki-makerepo]] can automate
+setting this up. Using a pair of repositories isn't the most obvious set up,
+but it works the best for typical ikiwiki use.
+[[tips/Laptop_wiki_with_git]] describes a different way to set up ikiwiki
+and git.
 
-[howto]: http://fob.po8.org/node/346
+It is **paramount** that you **never** push to the non-bare repository
+([this FAQ entry explains why](http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/GitFaq#head-b6a3d85f677763313159eb39f7dbf4579d4ee28b)).
+Instead, if you want to work on the wiki from a remote machine, clone
+the bare repository, using either the `git` transport (if available), or
+`ssh`.
+
+The ikiwiki `post-commit` hook should be put in the bare repository.