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	@title Diffusion User Guide: Existing Repositories			@title Diffusion User Guide: Existing Repositories
	@group userguide			@group userguide

	Quick guide for importing or observing existing repositories.			Quick guide for importing or observing existing repositories.


	Overview			Overview
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	If you have an existing repository, you can observe or import it into			If you have an existing repository, you can observe or import it into
	Diffusion.			Diffusion.

	Observing a repository creates a read-only copy in Phabricator that is kept			Observing a repository creates a read-only copy in Phorge that is kept
	up to date by continuously importing new changes.			up to date by continuously importing new changes.

	Importing a repository creates a read-write copy.			Importing a repository creates a read-write copy.

	This document is a quick guide to getting started. For an overview of			This document is a quick guide to getting started. For an overview of
	Diffusion, see @{article:Diffusion User Guide}. For a more detailed guide			Diffusion, see @{article:Diffusion User Guide}. For a more detailed guide
	about managing repositories and URIs in Diffusion, see			about managing repositories and URIs in Diffusion, see
	@{article:Diffusion User Guide: URIs}.			@{article:Diffusion User Guide: URIs}.


	Observing Repositories			Observing Repositories
	======================			======================

	To observe an existing repository:			To observe an existing repository:

	- Create a repository in Diffusion, but do not activate it yet.			- Create a repository in Diffusion, but do not activate it yet.
	- Add the URI for the existing repository you wish to observe in the			- Add the URI for the existing repository you wish to observe in the
	URIs section, in Observe mode.			URIs section, in Observe mode.
	- Activate the repository in Diffusion.			- Activate the repository in Diffusion.

	This creates a read-only copy of the repository in Phabricator. Phabricator			This creates a read-only copy of the repository in Phorge. Phorge
	will keep its copy in sync with the remote by periodically polling the remote			will keep its copy in sync with the remote by periodically polling the remote
	for changes.			for changes.

	For more details, see @{article:Diffusion User Guide: URIs}.			For more details, see @{article:Diffusion User Guide: URIs}.


	Importing Repositories			Importing Repositories
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