summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/doc/assistant/quickstart.mdwn
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2013-04-02 16:59:48 -0400
committerGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2013-04-02 16:59:48 -0400
commit444036a89fba7b3cd7827361de342b349b2f8008 (patch)
tree7de618823c7cce15a2579a2063ae9025fd39b4f4 /doc/assistant/quickstart.mdwn
parent2fccd56dbcf0dac7f4bcf376c5deff52f0eab2c8 (diff)
reorg
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/assistant/quickstart.mdwn')
-rw-r--r--doc/assistant/quickstart.mdwn15
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/assistant/quickstart.mdwn b/doc/assistant/quickstart.mdwn
index 3fd5d07b7..0472ba48b 100644
--- a/doc/assistant/quickstart.mdwn
+++ b/doc/assistant/quickstart.mdwn
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+## first run
+
To get started with the git-annex assistant, just pick it from
your system's list of applications.
@@ -13,3 +15,16 @@ git, and synced to repositories on other computers. You can use the
interface to add repositories and control the git-annex assistant.
[[!img assistant/running.png]]
+
+## starting on boot
+
+The git-annex assistant will automatically be started when you log in to
+desktop environments like Mac OS X, Gnome, XFCE, and KDE, and the menu item
+shown above can be used to open the webapp. On other systems, you may need
+to start it by hand.
+
+To start the webapp, run `git annex webapp` at the command line.
+
+To start the assistant without opening the webapp,
+you can run the command "git annex assistant --autostart". This is a
+good thing to configure your system to run automatically when you log in.