From e68d36bad41140611e9288307623c9114ccf8145 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Morgenstern <martin.morgenstern1@tu-dresden.de> Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2023 16:29:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Improve the documentation --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 88a994c..ff738f5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Its only dependency is Python >= 3.7 (use `python3 -V` to check your version). First of all, you need to extract the value of the `connect.sid` browser cookie for the particular CodiMD instance that you use (e.g., `md.inf.tu-dresden.de`). +This procedure is necessary because the CodiMD login is handled externally by Keycloak. + **WARNING**: the value of the cookie is your session ID and as such, **should be treated like a password**. Don't share it with others! @@ -34,6 +36,10 @@ Clone this repository to a path of your liking and just execute `./codimd_export shell. The script will ask for your session id and download the notes to the relative path `./codimd-documents`. +Please note that your CodiMD history might reference already deleted notes or notes you no +longer have access to. The URLs of these inaccessible notes are listed as part of the +script's output. + ### Example -- GitLab