Questions tagged [octopress]

Octopress is a framework designed by Brandon Mathis for Jekyll, the blog aware static site generator powering Github Pages.

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fatal: could not open '.git/COMMIT_EDITMSG': Permission denied

I am trying to deploy octopress on github pages. I followed these instructions: http://octopress.org/docs/deploying/github/ It all worked well until the commit part, where I get error: fatal: could not open '.git/COMMIT_EDITMSG': Permission…
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markdown table with long lines

I am using markdown in order to create a table. My Description column contains very long texts and therefor it looks very bad on the markdown file when I wrap lines: Argument | Description | -------- | ----------- | appDir …
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Failed to build gem native extension when install RedCloth-4.2.9 install Linux

I want to install Octopress in my computer. I try to do it like Octopress document. When I run bundle install I got error message An error occured while installing RedCloth (4.2.9), and Bundler cannot continue. Make sure that `gem install RedCloth…
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How to insert image into octopress framework?

I have image terminal.png on directory /Users/tragicidea/Desktop/terminal.png. I want to insert that image on my post using this script {% img /Users/tragicidea/Desktop/terminal.png %} but my image does not appear on my post, what should I do?
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Failed to deploy to Github Pages using octopress

I have setup a setup a blog on github pages using Octopress. I have created my first post, and am able to view it on localhost using rake preview . However it is failing to deploy to github pages. Being new to git, am having trouble understanding…
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How do I deploy octopress 3 to a subdirectory within an existing gh-pages site?

I am using Octopress 3, and when I run jekyll build, it generates the correct set of files (which includes my static files, see list of files below): $ cd _site :_site$ ls -a . CNAME assets …
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Error to bundle install "yajl-ruby"

noob here, I'm trying to install octopress but when i run rbenv exec bundle install i got this error. Gem::Ext::BuildError: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. current…
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rake gen_deploy rejected in Octopress

I installed Octopress in GitHub Pages. And I clone the repository. $ git clone git@github.com:my-name/my-name.github.io.git $ git checkout source And $ rake setup_github_pages I input my repository name. And $ rake gen_deploy I got error !…
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How to get Markdown processed content in Jekyll tag plugin

I'm working on a Jekyll tag plugin for my Octopress site to help me make a 'note' element. I just want to be able to highlight a piece of information on my blog as a side note, like this. The problem is, I can't figure out how to get the contents…
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Theme Development in Octopress

Octopress is a great blogging engine; however, I seem to have a lot of trouble finding how to create a new theme in Octopress. The official guide I found (http://octopress.org/docs/theme/) only limits to how to modify the official theme, and doesn't…
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Add line breaks to nested lists in Markdown

I am new to Markdown and stuck. As of now, I am learning to be honest with Markdown itself using the Jekryllrb platform - I use the same for my blog via Octopress; however, I am finding it difficult to add a line break after a nested sublist…
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Octopress and github confusion

I'm new to Octopress and relatively new to git/github. I cloned (installed/setup) the Octopress repo locally: git clone git://github.com/imathis/octopress.git sitename cd sitename bundle install rake install Cool - so now I have the source to…
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Combine Octopress and a Rails 4.0 Application?

I understand that Octopress is designed to run as a standalone web application. I have a personal website, and I want to add a blog to it, and for numerous reasons I would like to use Octopress for this. Rather than having two separate applications…
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Octopress/Jekyll syntax highlighting: What are the advantages of ``` (backticks) vs. {% codeblock %} (liquid extensions), etc.?

I'm using Octopress for blogging, but I still haven't quite grasped the difference, if any, between "liquid extension"-style code blocks, using {% codeblock %}, and the more normal markdown-looking code blocks, using backticks, as well as the…
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How to speed up Jekyll/Octopress generation?

I'm using Octopress as my blog engine. It's perfect. But if there are many posts, for example 400+ posts, the speed of generation is soooo slow. So, is there any way to speed up Jekyll/Octopress generation? Thanks.
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