Getting started with GitBook
Getting started with GitBook
If you want to add to the documentation, it is possible to update the repository with any tool you like. However, we strongly advise to use the GitBook editor. A lot of cumbersome work is automated for you. Here are the steps to get on your way:
Once you have an account get in touch with so he can grant you access to the book(s) you want to contribute to.
You will automatically find the books at your , where you will find a button to start editing the book.
The GitBook Web Editor
The editor explains itself. At GitBook, they eat their own dogfood to write .
The GitBook desktop client
Recently, Gitbook also has a desktop client. It can be found When you install this desktop client, GitBook will make a local clone of the book. You will find it at ~home/Gitbook. As far as I know, this is not configurable, so you'll just have to deal with it. You can synchronize from within gitbook. However, if it gets a little bit complicated, I prefer sourcetree to give the correct git commands.