From: joey <joey@0fa5a96a-9a0e-0410-b3b2-a0fd24251071>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:48:20 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: web commit by RecaiOktas: Suggest local git clones for space and time efficiency.
X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/ikiwiki.git/commitdiff_plain/a065157855c8659f006c903b90372f5eec2b78e3

web commit by RecaiOktas: Suggest local git clones for space and time efficiency.
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diff --git a/doc/setup.mdwn b/doc/setup.mdwn
index c6a8f297e..6da466b90 100644
--- a/doc/setup.mdwn
+++ b/doc/setup.mdwn
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ you through setting up a wiki that is stored in [[Subversion]], [[Git]],
 		cp /usr/share/ikiwiki/basewiki/index.mdwn .
 		git add .
 		git commit -m create -a
+		# No need to keep files in the master repository; so at this
+		# stage, you may want to remove all files (except .git) to
+		# save disk space.
 
 		# TLA
 		mkdir /tla
@@ -35,7 +38,9 @@ you through setting up a wiki that is stored in [[Subversion]], [[Git]],
 		svn co file:///svn/wikirepo/trunk ~/wikiwc
 		 
 		# Git
-		git clone /git/wikirepo ~/wikiwc
+		# Create a local clone to save disk space and also to
+		# optimize performance. See git-clone(1).
+		git clone -l -s /git/wikirepo ~/wikiwc
 
 		# TLA
 		mkdir ~/wikiwc