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@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ ikiwiki wrapper.
 Note that for monotone, you are assumed to already have run "mtn genkey"
 to generate a key.
 
+
+# EXAMPLE 
+
+ikiwiki-makerepo git /var/www/wiki /home/user/wiki/
+
+The above command creates a new git repo in /home/user/wiki as well as a new git repo in the /var/www/wiki directory. 
+It then initializes the /home/user/wiki git repo and makes the /var/www/wiki a clone. 
+
 # AUTHOR
 
 Joey Hess <joey@ikiwiki.info>