@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ repository is named `your_username.github.com` or `your_organization.github.com`
git remote add origin (your repository url)
git push origin master
# If you're using Github user or organization pages,
# rename the master branch to source and then push
git branch -m master source
# Next, if you're using Github user or organization pages,
# Create a source branch and push to origin source.
git branch source
git push origin source
@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Next, setup an [RVM](http://beginrescueend.com/) and install dependencies.
rake generate # Generates your blog into the public directory
rake watch # Watches files for changes and regenerates your blog
rake preview # Watches, regenerates, and mounts a webserver at http://localhost:4000
rake preview # Watches, and mounts a webserver at http://localhost:4000
Jekyll's built in webbrick server is handy, but if you're a [POW](http://pow.cx) user, you can set it up to work with Octopress like this.
@ -48,29 +48,28 @@ Jekyll's built in webbrick server is handy, but if you're a [POW](http://pow.cx)
ln -s /path/to/octopress
cd -
Now you'll just run `rake watch` and load up `http://octopress.dev` instead.
Now that you're setup with POW, you'll just run `rake watch` and load up `http://octopress.dev` instead.
## Writing A Post
While running `rake preview` or `rake watch`, open a new terminal session and start a Hello World post.
Create your first post.
rake post['hello world']
This will create a new post named something like `2011-06-17-hello-world.markdown` in the `source/_posts` directory.
This will put a new post in source/_posts with a name like like `2011-07-3-hello-world.markdown` in the `source/_posts` directory.
Open that file in your favorite text editor and you'll see a block of [yaml front matter](https://github.com/mojombo/jekyll/wiki/yaml-front-matter)
which tells Jekyll how to processes posts and pages.
---
title: Hello World
date: 2011-06-17 14:34
date: 2011-07-03 5:59
layout: post
---
Now, go ahead and type up a sample post, or use some [inspired filler](http://baconipsum.com/). Save and refresh your browser, and you
Now beneath the yaml block, go ahead and type up a sample post, or use some [inspired filler](http://baconipsum.com/). If you're running the watcher, save and refresh your browser and you
should see the new post show up in your blog index.
Octopress does more than this though. Check out [Blogging with Octopress](#include_link) to learn about cool features which
help make blogging easier and more beautiful.
Octopress does more than this though. Check out [Blogging with Octopress](#include_link) to learn about all the different ways Octopress makes blogging easier.
## Configuring Octopress
@ -106,18 +105,18 @@ If you're using Github user or organization pages, clone the repository `git@git
The `init_deploy` rake task takes a branch name as an argument and creates a [new empty branch](http://book.git-scm.com/5_creating_new_empty_branches.html), adds an initial commit, and pushes it to the origin remote.
This prepares your branch for easy deployment. The `rake push` task copies the generated blog from the `public` directory to the `_deploy` directory, adds new files, removes old files, sets a commit message, and pushes to Github.
Then Github will queue your site for publishing (which usually occurs within minutes).
The `config_deploy` rake task takes a branch name as an argument and creates a [new empty branch](http://book.git-scm.com/5_creating_new_empty_branches.html), and adds an initial commit.
This prepares your branch for easy deployment. The `rake deploy` task copies the generated blog from the `public` directory to the `_deploy` directory, adds new files, removes old files, sets a commit message, and pushes to Github.
Github will queue your site for publishing (which usually occurs instantly or within minutes if it's your first commit).