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diff --git a/docs/man/nikola.rst b/docs/man/nikola.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..036170d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/man/nikola.rst @@ -0,0 +1,118 @@ +====== +Nikola +====== + +-------------------------------- +A Static Site and Blog Generator +-------------------------------- + +:Version: Nikola v7.6.0 +:Manual section: 1 +:Manual group: User Commands + +SYNOPSIS +======== + +Create an empty site (with a setup wizard): + + ``nikola init mysite`` + +(You can create a site with demo files in it with ``nikola init --demo mysite``) + +Create a post (inside the ``mysite`` directory): + + ``nikola new_post`` + +Build the site: + + ``nikola build`` + +Start the test server and open a browser: + + ``nikola serve -b`` + + +DESCRIPTION +=========== + +Nikola is a static website and blog generator. The very short +explanation is that it takes some texts you wrote, and uses them to +create a folder full of HTML files. If you upload that folder to a +server, you will have a rather full-featured website, done with little +effort. + +Its original goal is to create blogs, but it supports most kind of +sites, and can be used as a CMS, as long as what you present to the +user is your own content instead of something the user generates. + +Nikola can do: + +* A blog +* Your company's site +* Your personal site +* A software project's site +* A book's site + +Since Nikola-based sites don't run any code on the server, there is no +way to process user input in forms. + +Nikola can't do: + +* Twitter +* Facebook +* An Issue tracker +* Anything with forms, really (except for comments!) + +Keep in mind that "static" doesn't mean **boring**. You can have +animations, slides or whatever fancy CSS/HTML5 thingie you like. It +only means all that HTML is generated already before being uploaded. +On the other hand, Nikola sites will tend to be content-heavy. What +Nikola is good at is at putting what you write out there. + +COMMANDS +======== + +The most basic commands needed to get by are: + +``nikola help`` + get a list of commands, or help for a command +``nikola version [--check]`` + print version number +``nikola init [-d|--demo] [-q|--quiet] folder`` + initialize new site +``nikola build`` + build a site +``nikola new_post`` + create a new post +``nikola new_page`` + create a new page +``nikola status [--list-drafts] [--list-modified] [--list-scheduled]`` + show site and deployment status +``nikola check [-v] (-l [--find-sources] [-r] | -f [--clean-files])`` + check for dangling links or unknown files +``nikola deploy [[preset [preset...]]`` + deploy the site using the ``DEPLOY_COMMANDS`` setting +``nikola github_deploy``` + deploy the site to GitHub Pages +``nikola serve [-p PORT] [-a ADDRESS] [-b|--browser] [-6|--ipv6]`` + start development web server +``nikola auto [-p PORT] [-a ADDRESS] [-b|--browser] [-6|--ipv6]`` + start development web server with automated rebuilds and reloads +``nikola plugin [options]`` + manage plugins from the Plugins Index (https://plugins.getnikola.com/) +``nikola install_theme [name]`` + install themes from the Themes Index (https://themes.getnikola.com/) + +Use ``nikola help`` to get a list of all commands. + +BUGS +==== + +Issue Tracker: https://github.com/getnikola/nikola/issues + +SEE ALSO +======== + +* The Nikola Website: https://getnikola.com/ +* Handbook: https://getnikola.com/handbook.html +* Support: https://getnikola.com/contact.html |
