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author | Erik Stevenson <eriknstevenson@gmail.com> | 2016-03-29 18:30:14 -0400 |
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committer | Erik Stevenson <eriknstevenson@gmail.com> | 2016-03-29 18:30:14 -0400 |
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diff --git a/web/tutorials/github-pages-tutorial.md b/web/tutorials/github-pages-tutorial.md index f81c593..77d370f 100644 --- a/web/tutorials/github-pages-tutorial.md +++ b/web/tutorials/github-pages-tutorial.md @@ -1,4 +1,9 @@ -## Using Hakyll with GitHub Pages +--- +title: Using Hakyll with GitHub Pages +author: Erik Stevenson +--- + +## Introduction [GitHub Pages](http://pages.github.com) has become a popular static website hosting solution due to its simplicity. Simply push a couple files to a repository and it's off to the races. @@ -19,7 +24,7 @@ In the interest of keeping this guide as simple as possible, I'll be making a fe These instructions should be easy to adapt for any situation though. -### GitHub Setup +## GitHub Setup 1. If required, create a new repository for your blog. 2. If required, create a ```master``` branch. @@ -32,7 +37,7 @@ _site/ .stack-work/ ``` -### Local setup +## Local setup 1. If required, create a new Hakyll project. If you're a stack user, there is a Hakyll template available that makes this step easy. @@ -53,11 +58,11 @@ git commit -m "initial commit." git remote add origin <URL to your GitHub pages repository> ``` -### Deployment +## Deployment So everything's all setup and we're ready to deploy. -> Note: Performing the following commands from your ```develop``` branch is recommended since you will end up back in that branch at the end. +> **Note:** Performing the following commands from your ```develop``` branch is recommended since you will end up back in that branch at the end. Temporarily save any uncommitted changes that may exist in the current branch. @@ -84,13 +89,17 @@ Update the local list of remote branches to ensure we're able to checkout the br git fetch -all ``` -Switches to a new branch called "publish" that tracks the origin "master" branch. **Note:** Checking out the publish branch does not overwrite the files that Hakyll just produced because we have '_site' in both .gitignore files. +Switch to the `master` branch. + +> **Note:** Checking out this branch does not overwrite the files that Hakyll just produced because we have '_site' listed in both .gitignore files. ``` -git checkout -b publish --track origin/master +git checkout -b master --track origin/master ``` -Copy the freshly made contents of '_site' over the old ones. Note that if a file is *no longer* being produced (for example if you deleted a blog posting), it will continue to persist in your published site until it's been removed from that repository as well. +Next, copy the freshly made contents of '_site' over the old ones. + +> **Note:** Deleting a file from your site's source will not remove it from your `master` repository if it has already been published. An alternative to `cp` is discussed at the end of this guide. ``` cp -a _site/. . @@ -100,24 +109,66 @@ Commit our changes. ``` git add -A -git commit -m "publish." +git commit -m "Publish." ``` And send them to GitHub. ``` -git push origin publish:master +git push origin master:master ``` Final clean up and return to the original state. ``` git checkout develop -git branch -D publish +git branch -D master +git stash pop +``` + +## Putting it all together + +Below is a complete listing of all the commands used to automate deployment to Github Pages. A `deployCommand` can be set as part of Hakyll's configuration options. More information and an example is provided [here](https://jaspervdj.be/hakyll/reference/Hakyll-Core-Configuration.html). + +``` +# Temporarily store uncommited changes +git stash + +# Verify correct branch +git checkout develop + +# Build new files +stack exec myblog clean +stack exec myblog build + +# Get previous files +git fetch -all +git checkout -b master --track origin/master + +# Overwrite existing files with new files +cp -a _site/. . + +# Commit +git add -A +git commit -m "Publish." + +# Push +git push origin master:master + +# Restoration +git checkout develop +git branch -D master git stash pop ``` -### *And that's it.* +*And that's it.* + +## Removing old files with `rsync` -A full listing of the "script" is available [here](https://gist.github.com/narrative/5edb976b2f8754a79104). +Earlier it was mentioned a flaw is that deleted files will persist in the published site until deleted manually. This is easily overcome by using `rsync` instead of `cp`. + +``` +rsync -a --filter='P _site/' --delete-excluded _site/ . +``` +The only drawback this approach has is the requirement that *every* file in your site "go through" Hakyll. Fortunately, in many cases this is not an issue. |