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+======
+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