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* Several small spelling and capitalization fixes.

* Use consistent and better-looking formatting that is compatible with
  AsciiDoc (and partly compatible with RST).

Signed-off-by: Lukas Fleischer <cgit@cryptocrack.de>
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cgit - CGI for Git
==================
cgit - cgi for git
This is an attempt to create a fast web interface for the git scm, using a
builtin cache to decrease server io-pressure.
This is an attempt to create a fast web interface for the Git SCM, using a
built-in cache to decrease server I/O pressure.
Installation
------------
Building cgit involves building a proper version of git. How to do this
Building cgit involves building a proper version of Git. How to do this
depends on how you obtained the cgit sources:
a) If you're working in a cloned cgit repository, you first need to
initialize and update the git submodule:
initialize and update the Git submodule:
$ git submodule init # register the git submodule in .git/config
$ git submodule init # register the Git submodule in .git/config
$ $EDITOR .git/config # if you want to specify a different url for git
$ git submodule update # clone/fetch and checkout correct git version
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$ make get-git
When either a) or b) has been performed, you can build and install cgit like
this:
$ make
$ sudo make install
This will install cgit.cgi and cgit.css into "/var/www/htdocs/cgit". You can
configure this location (and a few other things) by providing a "cgit.conf"
This will install `cgit.cgi` and `cgit.css` into `/var/www/htdocs/cgit`. You
can configure this location (and a few other things) by providing a `cgit.conf`
file (see the Makefile for details).
Dependencies
------------
Dependencies:
-git 1.7.4
-zip lib
-crypto lib
-openssl lib
* git 1.7.4
* zip lib
* crypto lib
* openssl lib
Apache configuration
--------------------
A new Directory-section must probably be added for cgit, possibly something
A new `Directory` section must probably be added for cgit, possibly something
like this:
<Directory "/var/www/htdocs/cgit/">
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Runtime configuration
---------------------
The file /etc/cgitrc is read by cgit before handling a request. In addition
The file `/etc/cgitrc` is read by cgit before handling a request. In addition
to runtime parameters, this file may also contain a list of repositories
displayed by cgit (see cgitrc.5.txt for further details).
displayed by cgit (see `cgitrc.5.txt` for further details).
The cache
---------
When cgit is invoked it looks for a cache file matching the request and
returns it to the client. If no such cachefile exist (or if it has expired),
returns it to the client. If no such cache file exists (or if it has expired),
the content for the request is written into the proper cache file before the
file is returned.
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throughput over page freshness.
The generated content contains the complete response to the client, including
the http-headers "Modified" and "Expires".
the HTTP headers `Modified` and `Expires`.
Online presence
---------------
* The cgit homepage is hosted by cgit at <http://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/about/>