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authorJason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>2013-04-10 14:42:49 +0200
committerJason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>2013-04-10 14:49:31 +0200
commita8d613efdc827a400fee89fc73e34c2666e37be6 (patch)
tree25d3f8cb2e4f9785b4893ce125b422f55f5374af /cgitrc.5.txt
parent8c4c2c464b664228d4819af6ec1f8438af3c7c89 (diff)
cgitrc.5.txt: Specify when scan-path must be defined before.
Several options must be specified prior to scan-path. This is consistant source of user confusion. Document these facts. Suggested-by: Lukas Fleischer <cgit@cryptocrack.de> Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txt
index 39b031e..9b803b3 100644
--- a/cgitrc.5.txt
+++ b/cgitrc.5.txt
@@ -163,11 +163,12 @@ enable-tree-linenumbers::
enable-git-config::
Flag which, when set to "1", will allow cgit to use git config to set
any repo specific settings. This option is used in conjunction with
- "scan-path" to augment repo-specific settings. The keys gitweb.owner,
- gitweb.category, and gitweb.description will map to the cgit keys
- repo.owner, repo.section, and repo.desc, respectivly. All git config
- keys that begin with "cgit." will be mapped to the corresponding "repo."
- key in cgit. Default value: "0". See also: scan-path, section-from-path.
+ "scan-path", and must be defined prior, to augment repo-specific
+ settings. The keys gitweb.owner, gitweb.category, and gitweb.description
+ will map to the cgit keys repo.owner, repo.section, and repo.desc,
+ respectivly. All git config keys that begin with "cgit." will be mapped
+ to the corresponding "repo." key in cgit. Default value: "0". See also:
+ scan-path, section-from-path.
favicon::
Url used as link to a shortcut icon for cgit. If specified, it is
@@ -293,7 +294,8 @@ readme::
remove-suffix::
If set to "1" and scan-path is enabled, if any repositories are found
with a suffix of ".git", this suffix will be removed for the url and
- name. Default value: "0". See also: scan-path.
+ name. This must be defined prior to scan-path. Default value: "0".
+ See also: scan-path.
renamelimit::
Maximum number of files to consider when detecting renames. The value
@@ -357,7 +359,7 @@ section-sort::
case-sensitive-sort, repository-sort.
section-from-path::
- A number which, if specified before scan-path, specifies how many
+ A number which, if defined prior to scan-path, specifies how many
path elements from each repo path to use as a default section name.
If negative, cgit will discard the specified number of path elements
above the repo directory. Default value: "0".
@@ -396,8 +398,8 @@ strict-export::
Filename which, if specified, needs to be present within the repository
for cgit to allow access to that repository. This can be used to emulate
gitweb's EXPORT_OK and STRICT_EXPORT functionality and limit cgit's
- repositories to match those exported by git-daemon. This option MUST come
- before 'scan-path'.
+ repositories to match those exported by git-daemon. This option must
+ be defined prior to scan-path.
virtual-root::
Url which, if specified, will be used as root for all cgit links. It