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1 DirDir - A directory-oriented WikiWiki 2 ====================================== 3 4 DirDir is the next generation [diri wiki](http://repo.cat-v.org/diri/), now implemented on top of werc and 5 taking advantage of its user, site management frameworks and other 6 infrastructure. 7 8 Features 9 -------- 10 11 DirDir is still somewhat experimental, but already all features diri had, plus some extras thanks to werc's power: 12 13 * Hierarchical organization. 14 * Markdown formatting. 15 * Easily customizable templates 16 * Simple and fine grained user permisions system. 17 * Completely database free. 18 * All needed to setup diridiri is to set a flag in your _werc/config file. 19 * Automatically wiki-fy existing werc documents. 20 * Implemented in about two dozen lines of rc scripts. 21 22 23 Documentation 24 ------------- 25 26 Just login, go to any page, and click the `Edit` button. 27 28 To create a new page, go to the address where you want to create the new page, click `Edit`, enter the initial contents, `Save`, and you are done. 29 30 31 Status 32 ------ 33 34 Mostly usable, all basic features already implemented in the latest werc source 35 tree. 36 37 38 TODO 39 ---- 40 41 * Do some markdown preprocessing, for example: `[[Foo Bar]]` -> `[Foo Bar](foo-bar)` 42 43 44 About the name 45 -------------- 46 47 DirDir is a pun on its predecessor diri and WikiWiki, and [Dirdir is also the title of a novel](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0879974788?ie=UTF8&tag=catv-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0879974788) by science fiction and literature grand master [Jack Vance](http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26redirect%3Dtrue%26search-type%3Dss%26index%3Dbooks%26ref%3Dntt%255Fathr%255Fdp%255Fsr%255F1%26field-author%3DJack%2520Vance&tag=catv-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=39095). 48