From 8a4edc550bb02c973fc87b09f92ef80201295594 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott King Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 21:07:58 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Add info about checking version + updating --- site/_docs/installation.md | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/site/_docs/installation.md b/site/_docs/installation.md index 676bccb4..b8b8eeef 100644 --- a/site/_docs/installation.md +++ b/site/_docs/installation.md @@ -103,4 +103,25 @@ Check out [the extras page](../extras/) for more information.

-Now that you’ve got everything installed, let’s get to work! +## Already Have Jekyll? + +Before you start developing with Jekyll, you may want to check that you're up to date with the latest version. To find your version of Jekyll, run one of these commands: + +```sh +$ jekyll --version +$ gem list jekyll +``` + +You can always use RubyGems to find the current stable version of the Jekyll gem. But you can also use the `gem` command line tool: + +```sh +$ gem search jekyll --remote +``` + +and you'll search for just the name `Jekyll`, and in brackets will be latest version. If you aren't running the latest version, run the update command: + +```sh +$ gem update jekyll +``` + +Now that you’ve got everything up-to-date and installed, let’s get to work! From e6829b594984d4a2e744d6d09fbd8e63024f88dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott King Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 21:15:50 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Fix some typos --- site/_docs/installation.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/site/_docs/installation.md b/site/_docs/installation.md index b8b8eeef..5c618a87 100644 --- a/site/_docs/installation.md +++ b/site/_docs/installation.md @@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ $ jekyll --version $ gem list jekyll ``` -You can always use RubyGems to find the current stable version of the Jekyll gem. But you can also use the `gem` command line tool: +You can also use RubyGems to find the current versioning of any gem. But you can also use the `gem` command line tool: ```sh $ gem search jekyll --remote ``` -and you'll search for just the name `Jekyll`, and in brackets will be latest version. If you aren't running the latest version, run the update command: +and you'll search for just the name `jekyll`, and in brackets will be latest version. If you aren't running the latest version, run the update command: ```sh $ gem update jekyll From 2be5d560598002146c4f9e11568929eac02c5e44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott King Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 21:32:40 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Fix some typos --- site/_docs/installation.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/site/_docs/installation.md b/site/_docs/installation.md index 5c618a87..b61f439f 100644 --- a/site/_docs/installation.md +++ b/site/_docs/installation.md @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ $ jekyll --version $ gem list jekyll ``` -You can also use RubyGems to find the current versioning of any gem. But you can also use the `gem` command line tool: +You can also use [RubyGems](https://rubygems.org/gems/jekyll) to find the current versioning of any gem. But you can also use the `gem` command line tool: ```sh $ gem search jekyll --remote From c7d0dda5a76db5360348bc9487d5171573b9ed9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott King Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 09:40:43 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Add comment about gem outdated --- site/_docs/installation.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/site/_docs/installation.md b/site/_docs/installation.md index b61f439f..ee27f15f 100644 --- a/site/_docs/installation.md +++ b/site/_docs/installation.md @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ You can also use [RubyGems](https://rubygems.org/gems/jekyll) to find the curren $ gem search jekyll --remote ``` -and you'll search for just the name `jekyll`, and in brackets will be latest version. If you aren't running the latest version, run the update command: +and you'll search for just the name `jekyll`, and in brackets will be latest version. Another way to check if you have the latest version is to run the command `gem outdated`. This will provide a list of all the gems on your system that need to be updated. If you aren't running the latest version, run this command: ```sh $ gem update jekyll