diff --git a/site/docs/frontmatter.md b/site/docs/frontmatter.md index 98c15cc4..19156e03 100644 --- a/site/docs/frontmatter.md +++ b/site/docs/frontmatter.md @@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ relies on.

If you use UTF-8 encoding, make sure that no BOM header characters exist in your files or very, very bad things will happen to - Jekyll. This is especially relevant if you’re running Jekyll on Windows. + Jekyll. This is especially relevant if you’re running + Jekyll on Windows.

diff --git a/site/docs/installation.md b/site/docs/installation.md index 86104437..8fb82a0a 100644 --- a/site/docs/installation.md +++ b/site/docs/installation.md @@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ you’ll need to make sure your system has before you start.
Running Jekyll on Windows

- It is possible to get - - Jekyll running on Windows, but the official documentation does not - support installation on Windows platforms. + While Windows is not officially supported, it is possible to get it running + on Windows. Special instructions can be found on our + Windows-specific docs page.

diff --git a/site/docs/windows.md b/site/docs/windows.md index e69de29b..27691658 100644 --- a/site/docs/windows.md +++ b/site/docs/windows.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +--- +layout: docs +title: Jekyll on Windows +prev_section: configuration +next_section: posts +permalink: /docs/windows/ +--- + +While Windows is not an officially-supported platform, it can be used to run +Jekyll with the proper tweaks. This page aims to collect some of the general +knowledge and lessons that have been unearthed by Windows users. + +## Installation + +Madhur Ahuja has written up instructions to get +[Jekyll running on Windows][windows-installation] and it seems to work for most. + +## Encoding + +If you use UTF-8 encoding, make sure that no BOM header +characters exist in your files or very, very bad things will happen to +Jekyll. This is especially relevant if you're running Jekyll on Windows. + +[windows-installation]: http://www.madhur.co.in/blog/2011/09/01/runningjekyllwindows.html