I have a wiki running an old installation of version 1.16.4. I'd very much like to be able to track releases using Git as described in the manual, however, I'm confused about how to do this. The manual says to "If using Git, export the files into a clean location. Replace all existing files with the new versions, preserving the directory structure. The core code is now up to date.".
What does "export the files" mean? Does this mean to clone the core repo somewhere first? Is it really as simple as replacing files with new versions? What about the hidden files that designate my directory as a clone of core, do I copy those too?
I'm sure I'm making this more complicated than it really is, but I really want to be able to upgrade in the future with a simple git pull.
Thanks Bill