(minor) doc updates

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Gerrit and gitolite have too many high level differences. Size is most Gerrit and gitolite have too many high level differences. Size is most
visible of course: 56000 lines of Java versus 1300 lines of perl+shell, visible of course: 56000 lines of Java versus 1300 lines of perl+shell,
according to David A. Wheeler's 'SLOCCount' tool. Gerrit needs a database, according to David A. Wheeler's 'SLOCCount' tool. Gerrit needs a database (it
comes with a perfectly usable one, or I believe you can use any of the usual
suspects),
and even comes with its own ssh server and git server, and since the git and even comes with its own ssh server and git server, and since the git
engine is internal it probably has to include a lot of things that normal git engine is internal it probably has to include a lot of things that normal git
already has; I wouldn't know for sure. already has; I wouldn't know for sure.

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In this document: In this document:
* rc file setting required
* wildcard repos * wildcard repos
* wildcard repos with creator name in them * wildcard repos with creator name in them
* wildcard repos without creator name in them * wildcard repos without creator name in them
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### rc file setting required
This feature requires that you set `$GL_WILDREPOS` to "1" in `~/.gitolite.rc`
on the server. Please search for that variable and see comments around it in
`conf/example.gitolite.rc` for more information on this.
### Wildcard repos ### Wildcard repos
Which of these alternatives you choose depends on your needs, and the social Which of these alternatives you choose depends on your needs, and the social

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It may be a good idea to read [doc/4-wildcard-repositories.mkd][wild] before It may be a good idea to read [doc/4-wildcard-repositories.mkd][wild] before
you continue here though, because this feature builds on top of that. you continue here though, because most of the uses of this feature also need
wildcard repos. (This also means you must set `$GL_WILDREPOS` to "1" in the
rc file).
[wild]: http://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/blob/pu/doc/4-wildcard-repositories.mkd [wild]: http://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/blob/pu/doc/4-wildcard-repositories.mkd
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the invoking uses access to any repo in the system. In this case it checks if the invoking uses access to any repo in the system. In this case it checks if
he has "W" access to the gitolite-admin repo, and if he does, allows the he has "W" access to the gitolite-admin repo, and if he does, allows the
script to proceed. script to proceed.
[Note that this particular use does not require `$GL_WILDREPOS` to be enabled,
because it's not using any wildcard repos].

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done! done!
IMPORTANT NOTE -- PLEASE READ!!! IMPORTANT NOTE -- PLEASE READ!!!
*Your* URL for cloning any repo on this server will be *Your* URL for cloning any repo from this server will be
gitolite:reponame.git gitolite:reponame.git
*Other* users you set up will have to use *Other* users you set up will have to use