NAME

gitit – wiki engine backed by a git or darcs filestore  

SYNOPSIS

gitit [{-h | –help}] [{-v | –version}] [{-p port | –port=port}] [{-l interface | –listen=interface}] [{-f configfile | –config-file=configfile}] [–debug] [–print-default-config]
 

DESCRIPTION

gitit

is a wiki enging backed by a git or darcs filestore. When run for the first time, it creates a file standard files and directories that contains the structure of a basic wiki, then listens for incoming HTTP connections. When run in a directory that already contains a gitit wiki, it uses the information already present.

The directory wikidata contains the repository that hosts the pages in the wiki. You can change its content both from the Web interface and by modifying directly the repository (via commit/record or push/pull).  

OPTIONS

The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-‘).

-h, –help

Displays a brief help about the parameters, then quits.

-v, –version

Displays the installed version of gitit, then quits.

-p port, –port=port

Intruct gitit to listen on the specified port.

-l interface, –listen=interface

Intruct gitit to listen on the specified interface.

-f configfile, –config-file=configfile

Override default configuration with the values specified in file configfile. To see this file’s syntax and the configurable fields (with default values and documentation), use –print-default-config.

–debug

Enable debug mode: gitit will print information about all the requests it handles.

–print-default-config

Prints the default configuration values, along with some documentation.
 

Willie has over 15 years of experience in Linux system administration and DevOps. After managing infrastructure for startups and enterprises alike, he founded Command Linux to share the practical knowledge he wished he had when starting out. He oversees content strategy and contributes guides on server management, automation, and security.