Fossil SCM

Attempt to improve the Quick Start guide with a small discussion of the purpose of a Fossil user as discussed in [forum:9dbd8e00ee|forum post 9dbd8e00ee].

andybradford 2025-04-23 13:44 trunk
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Vacuuming the database...
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project-id: 94259BB9F186226D80E49D1FA2DB29F935CCA0333
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server-id: 016595e9043054038a9ea9bc526d7f33f7ac0e42
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admin-user: exampleuser (password is "yoWgDR42iv")>
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</b></pre>
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+
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+This <i>exampleuser</i> will be used by Fossil as the author of commits when
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+you checkin changes to the repository. It is also used by Fossil when you
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+make your repository available to others using the built-in server mode by
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+running <tt>[/help/server | fossil server]</tt> and will also be used when
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+running <tt>[/help/ui | fossil ui]</tt> to make view the repository through
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+the Fossil UI. See the quick start topic for setting up a
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+<a href="#server">server</a> for more details.
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If the remote repository requires a login, include a
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userid in the URL like this:
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<pre><b>fossil clone https://</b><i>remoteuserid</i><b>@www.example.org/ myclone.fossil</b></pre>
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--- www/quickstart.wiki
+++ www/quickstart.wiki
@@ -109,10 +109,18 @@
109 Vacuuming the database...
110 project-id: 94259BB9F186226D80E49D1FA2DB29F935CCA0333
111 server-id: 016595e9043054038a9ea9bc526d7f33f7ac0e42
112 admin-user: exampleuser (password is "yoWgDR42iv")>
113 </b></pre>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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115 If the remote repository requires a login, include a
116 userid in the URL like this:
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118 <pre><b>fossil clone https://</b><i>remoteuserid</i><b>@www.example.org/ myclone.fossil</b></pre>
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--- www/quickstart.wiki
+++ www/quickstart.wiki
@@ -109,10 +109,18 @@
109 Vacuuming the database...
110 project-id: 94259BB9F186226D80E49D1FA2DB29F935CCA0333
111 server-id: 016595e9043054038a9ea9bc526d7f33f7ac0e42
112 admin-user: exampleuser (password is "yoWgDR42iv")>
113 </b></pre>
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115 This <i>exampleuser</i> will be used by Fossil as the author of commits when
116 you checkin changes to the repository. It is also used by Fossil when you
117 make your repository available to others using the built-in server mode by
118 running <tt>[/help/server | fossil server]</tt> and will also be used when
119 running <tt>[/help/ui | fossil ui]</tt> to make view the repository through
120 the Fossil UI. See the quick start topic for setting up a
121 <a href="#server">server</a> for more details.
122
123 If the remote repository requires a login, include a
124 userid in the URL like this:
125
126 <pre><b>fossil clone https://</b><i>remoteuserid</i><b>@www.example.org/ myclone.fossil</b></pre>
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