SHA1 Hash:	68b73eb9b9db6028b83b576cd426fb5184a481ec
Date:	2009-08-28 21:36:58
User:	drh
Comment:	Update the FAQ to describe how to make a clone of the self-hosting fossil repository.
Timelines:	ancestors | descendants | both | trunk
Other Links:	files | ZIP archive | manifest

• branch=trunk inherited from [a28c83647d]
• sym-trunk inherited from [a28c83647d]

Deleted todo.txt version [5e00e8293a]

Deleted win32.txt version [43b1765726]

Modified www/faq.tcl from [6d752b949a] to [fcdedc015f].

@@ -90,10 +90,31 @@
 
 faq {
   How can I delete inappropriate content from my fossil repository?
 } {
   See the article on [./shunning.wiki | "shunning"] for details.
+}
+
+faq {
+  How do I make a clone of the fossil self-hosting repository?
+} {
+  Any of the following commands should work:
+  <blockquote><pre>
+  fossil  clone  http://www.fossil-scm.org/  fossil.fossil<br>
+  fossil  clone  http://www2.fossil-scm.org/  fossil.fossil<br>
+  fossil  clone  http://www.hwaci.com/cgi-bin/fossil  fossil.fossil
+  </pre></blockquote>
+  Once you have the repository cloned, you can open a local check-out
+  as follows:
+  <blockquote><pre>
+  mkdir fossil; cd fossil; fossil open ../fossil.fossil
+  </pre></blockquote>
+  Thereafter you should be able to keep your local check-out up to date
+  with the latest code in the public repository simply by typing:
+  <blockquote><pre>
+  fossil update
+  </pre></blockquote>
 }
 
 
 
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Modified www/faq.wiki from [241e9b02bc] to [0b78f4031f].

@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 <li><a href="#q2">What is the difference between a "branch" and a "fork"?</a></li>
 <li><a href="#q3">How do I create a new branch in fossil?</a></li>
 <li><a href="#q4">How do I create a private branch that won't get pushed back to the
   main repository.</a></li>
 <li><a href="#q5">How can I delete inappropriate content from my fossil repository?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#q6">How do I make a clone of the fossil self-hosting repository?</a></li>
 </ol>
 <hr>
 <a name="q1"></a>
 <p><b>(1) What GUIs are available for fossil?</b></p>
 
@@ -89,7 +90,27 @@
 
 <a name="q5"></a>
 <p><b>(5) How can I delete inappropriate content from my fossil repository?</b></p>
 
 <blockquote>See the article on [./shunning.wiki | "shunning"] for details.</blockquote></li>
+
+<a name="q6"></a>
+<p><b>(6) How do I make a clone of the fossil self-hosting repository?</b></p>
+
+<blockquote>Any of the following commands should work:
+<blockquote><pre>
+fossil  clone  http://www.fossil-scm.org/  fossil.fossil<br>
+fossil  clone  http://www2.fossil-scm.org/  fossil.fossil<br>
+fossil  clone  http://www.hwaci.com/cgi-bin/fossil  fossil.fossil
+</pre></blockquote>
+Once you have the repository cloned, you can open a local check-out
+as follows:
+<blockquote><pre>
+mkdir fossil; cd fossil; fossil open ../fossil.fossil
+</pre></blockquote>
+Thereafter you should be able to keep your local check-out up to date
+with the latest code in the public repository simply by typing:
+<blockquote><pre>
+fossil update
+</pre></blockquote></blockquote></li>
 
 </ol>