Template:WikimediaSvnCheckout/doc
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[edit] Description
Documentation for command line installation of any wikimedia Subversion extension. The first unnamed parameter may be used to change the location of the extension directory. Otherwise, the template uses {{PAGENAME}} (doesn't include namespace). The second unnamed specifies the subdirectory between the mediawiki svn root and the "extensions" directory (defaults to "trunk").
[edit] Parameters
{{WikimediaCheckout|Extension|Path (trunk)}}
Download the extension from the {{{2|trunk}}}/extensions/{{{1|{{PAGENAME}}}}}} Subversion repository and save it into the extensions/{{{1|{{PAGENAME}}}}}} directory of your wiki. If you have shell access to your server, you may do the following to download the extension.
Warning: Before you download read Requirements or you might install the wrong version:
cd extensions svn co http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/{{{2|trunk}}}/extensions/{{{1|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}
[edit] Example
{{WikimediaCheckout|Foobar}}
Download the extension from the Subversion repository and save it into the extensions/Foobar directory of your wiki. If you have shell access to your server, you may do the following to download the extension.
Warning: Before you download read Requirements or you might install the wrong version:
cd extensions svn co http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/trunk/extensions/Foobar
