From 639fcff9eac76f91277595d75bf7ee25bc468be9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Lindberg Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:48:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify need for 'source' branch --- source/docs/setup/index.markdown | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/docs/setup/index.markdown b/source/docs/setup/index.markdown index 25a72e1..0ee8e85 100644 --- a/source/docs/setup/index.markdown +++ b/source/docs/setup/index.markdown @@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ Next, if you're using Github pages for users or organizations, create a source b git push origin source ``` +The `source` branch is created to have somewhere to store the source +of your site. GitHub expects the generated site to be pushed to the +`master` branch of your GitHub repository so that branch needs to stay +clean. As we will see later, in the [Deploying Octopress](/docs/deploying/) +section, a "link" to the `master` branch will be created in the +`_deploy` directory in which the generated site will end up. + Next, setup an [RVM](http://beginrescueend.com/) and install dependencies. ``` sh