Why is this easier or more effective than just a /docs directory?
You absolutely can use "just a /docs" directory in Fossil. You can even point the web server to /doc/trunk/docs/index.md or whatever other file names you want. :-)
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You absolutely can use "just a /docs" directory in Fossil. You can even point the web server to /doc/trunk/docs/index.md or whatever other file names you want. :-)