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 [[logo/ikiwiki.png]]  
-Welcome to the ikiwiki documentation wiki.
-
 ikiwiki is a wiki compiler. It converts a directory full of wiki pages
 into html pages suitable for publishing on a website. Unlike a traditional
 wiki, ikiwiki does not have its own means of storing page history or its own