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README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Middleman Delpoy -- Deploy a [middleman](http://middlemanapp.com/) built site over rsync or to github pages.
+Middleman Delpoy -- Deploy a [middleman](http://middlemanapp.com/) built site over rsync or via git (e.g. gh-pages on github).
 
 [![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/tvaughan/middleman-deploy.png)](http://travis-ci.org/tvaughan/middleman-deploy)
 
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ Middleman Delpoy -- Deploy a [middleman](http://middlemanapp.com/) built site ov
 
 ## QUICK START
 
-If deploying through `rsync`, be sure it is installed.
-
 ### Step 1
 
     gem install middleman-deploy
@@ -29,6 +27,8 @@ Then run:
 
 ### Step 4a - Rsync setup
 
+First be sure that `rsync` is installed.
+
 #### These settings are required.
 
 Edit `config.rb`, and add:
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ To remove orphaned files or directories on the remote host, add:
 
 Default is `false`.
 
-### Step 4b - GitHub Pages setup
+### Step 4b - Git setup
+
+First be sure that you have already placed your project under revision
+control using git.
 
 Edit `config.rb`, and add:
 
@@ -64,13 +67,26 @@ Edit `config.rb`, and add:
       deploy.method = :git
     end
 
-The git deploy method assumes your project is in a repository with
-github set up as `origin` and a working `gh-pages` branch already in place.
+#### These settings are optional.
+
+To use a particular remote, add:
+
+      deploy.remote = "some-other-remote-name"
+
+Default is `origin`. Run `git remote -v` to see a list of possible
+remotes.
+
+To use a particular branch, add:
+
+      deploy.branch = "some-other-branch-name"
+
+Default is `gh-pages`. Run `git branch -a` to see a list of possible
+branches.
 
 ### Step 5
 
     middleman build [--clean]
-    middleman deploy
+    middleman deploy [--clean]
 
 ### NOTES
 

middleman-deploy.gemspec

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.authors     = ["Tom Vaughan","Ben Cates"]
   s.email       = ["thomas.david.vaughan@gmail.com"]
   s.homepage    = "http://tvaughan.github.com/middleman-deploy/"
-  s.summary     = %q{Deploy a middleman built site over rsync or to github pages.}
-  s.description = %q{Deploy a middleman built site over rsync or to github pages.}
+  s.summary     = %q{Deploy a middleman built site over rsync or via git (e.g. gh-pages on github).}
+  s.description = %q{Deploy a middleman built site over rsync or via git (e.g. gh-pages on github).}
 
   s.files         = `git ls-files`.split("\n")
   s.test_files    = `git ls-files -- {test,spec,features}/*`.split("\n")