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155 lines
3.1 KiB
Markdown
kiln(1)
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# NAME
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kiln - a simple static site generator for Gemini sites
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# SYNOPSIS
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_kiln_ [--html]
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# OPTIONS
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\--html
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If this flag is present, kiln will output HTML as well as Gemini text.
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# SITE STRUCTURE
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A kiln site is structured in the following way:
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[[ *Directory*
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:[ *Description*
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| src/
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: Site source
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| templates/
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: Site templates
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| dst/
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: Site destination
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| html/
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: Site HTML destination
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# TEMPLATES
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kiln looks for templates in the *templates* directory.
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The following templates are supported:
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[[ *Template*
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:[ *Description*
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| page.gmi
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: Page template
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| index.gmi
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: Directory index template
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| feed.gmi
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: Gemini feed template
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| output.html
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: HTML output template
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The scope of templates can be limited by placing them in subdirectories of the templates directory.
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For example, the template templates/blog/page.gmi will apply to all pages in src/blog.
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## FUNCTIONS
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All templates have the following functions available to them:
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[[ *Function*
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:[ *Description*
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| site
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: Returns site metadata
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## SITE METADATA
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Site metadata contains the following information:
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[[ *Variable*
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:[ *Description*
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| Title
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: The title of the site, which can be specified in the site configuration.
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## PAGE TEMPLATES
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Page templates are provided with the following information:
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[[ *Variable*
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:[ *Description*
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| Title
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: The title of the page
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| Date
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: The date of the page
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| Path
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: Path to the page
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| Content
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: The contents of the page
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Pages can specify dates in their filenames.
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For example, src/2020-11-20-Hello-world.gmi will have a path of /Hello-world and a date of November 20, 2020.
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Pages can specify a title in a top-level heading line.
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The heading must be the first line in the page, and can optionally be followed by a blank line.
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Both lines will be removed from the page content.
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## INDEX TEMPLATES
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Index templates are provided with the following information:
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[[ *Variable*
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:[ *Description*
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| Title
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: Title of the directory
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| Content
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: The contents of the directory index file
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| Path
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: Path to the directory
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| Pages
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: List of pages in this directory
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| Dirs
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: List of subdirectories
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The title and content are taken from the index.gmi file in the directory.
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If no index.gmi file exists, then the index template will not be rendered.
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## FEED TEMPLATES
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Feed templates are provided with the following information:
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[[ *Variable*
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:[ *Description*
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| Title
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: Title of the feed
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| Path
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: Path to the feed directory
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| Entries
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: List of feed entries
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Feeds are written to the directory path plus "feed".
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## HTML TEMPLATES
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HTML output templates are provided with the following information:
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[[ *Variable*
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:[ *Description*
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| Title
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: Title of the page
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| Content
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: HTML contents of the page
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# CONFIGURATION
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kiln looks for a configuration file named "config.ini".
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The configuration file uses the _ini_ format.
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The following keys are supported:
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[[ *Key*
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:[ *Description*
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| title
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: Site title
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The following sections are supported:
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[[ *Section*
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:[ *Description*
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| feeds
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: A list of feeds. Each key denotes a path to a directory, and each value
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denotes the title of the feed.
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