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diff --git a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn index e33c99421..5190a26ed 100644 --- a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn +++ b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn @@ -968,9 +968,9 @@ it is an ordinary [[ikiwiki/WikiLink]]. ### `add_autofile($$$)` -Sometimes you may want to add a file to the `srcdir`. For example, -[[plugins/tag]] pages can be automatically created as needed. This function -can be used to do that. +Sometimes you may want to add a file to the `srcdir` as a result of content +of other pages. For example, [[plugins/tag]] pages can be automatically +created as needed. This function can be used to do that. The three parameters are the filename to add, the name of the plugin, and a callback function. The callback will be called if it is appropriate @@ -980,7 +980,8 @@ control). Note that the callback may not always be called. For example, if an automatically added file is deleted by the user, ikiwiki will avoid re-adding it again. -This function needs to be called during the scan hook, or earlier to work. +This function needs to be called during the scan hook, or earlier in the +build process, in order to add the file early enough for it to be built. ## Miscellaneous |