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.. _commands:
ABlog Commands
==============
.. post:: Mar 1, 2015
:tags: config, commands
:author: Ahmet, Mehmet
:category: Manual
:location: SF
``ablog`` commands are for streamlining blog operations, i.e. building, serving,
and viewing blog pages, as well as starting a new blog.
::
$ ablog
usage: ablog [-h] [-v] {start,build,serve,post} ...
ABlog for blogging with Sphinx
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --version print ABlog version and exit
subcommands:
{start,build,serve,post}
start start a new blog project
build build your blog project
serve serve and view your project
post create a blank post
See 'ablog <command> -h' for more information on a specific command.
Start a Project
---------------
``ablog start`` command is for quickly setting up a blog project. See
:ref:`quick-start` for how it works and what it prepares for you.
::
$ ablog serve -h
usage: ablog start [-h]
Start a new blog project with in less than 10 seconds. After answering a few
questions, you will end up with a configuration file and sample pages.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
Build your Website
------------------
Running ``ablog build`` in your project folder builds your website HTML pages.
::
$ ablog build -h
usage: ablog build [-h] [-b BUILDER] [-d DOCTREES] [-s SOURCEDIR] [-w WEBSITE]
[-T]
Build options can be set in conf.py. Default values of paths are relative to
conf.py.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-b BUILDER builder to use, default `ablog_builder` or dirhtml
-d DOCTREES path for the cached environment and doctree files, default
`ablog_doctrees` or .doctrees
-s SOURCEDIR root path for source files, default is path to the folder that
contains conf.py
-w WEBSITE path for website, default `ablog_website` or _website
-T show full traceback on exception
Serve and View
--------------
Running ``ablog serve``, after building your website, will start a Python
server and open up browser tab to view your website.
::
$ ablog serve -h
usage: ablog serve [-h] [-n] [-p PORT] [-w WEBSITE]
Serve options can be set in conf.py. Default values of paths are relative to
conf.py.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-n do not open website in a new browser tab
-p PORT port number for HTTP server; default is 8000
-w WEBSITE path for website, default `ablog_website` or _website
Create a Post
-------------
Finally, ``ablog post`` will make a new post template file.
::
$ ablog post -h
usage: ablog post [-h] [-t TITLE] filename
positional arguments:
filename filename, e.g. my-nth-post.rst
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-t TITLE post title; default is `New Post