mdblog

Crates.iomdblog
lib.rsmdblog
version0.22.0
sourcesrc
created_at2016-06-05 09:19:33.807242
updated_at2024-07-09 12:31:11.404778
descriptionstatic site generator from markdown files.
homepagehttps://github.com/FuGangqiang/mdblog.rs
repositoryhttps://github.com/FuGangqiang/mdblog.rs
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Fu (FuGangqiang)

documentation

https://docs.rs/mdblog

README

Mdblog

crate Docs MIT/Apache2 licensed dependency status Build Status

点击中文版 README进入中文文档。

Static site generator from markdown files with features:

  • TeX style math support
  • file path is the post url
  • file name is the post title
  • post can be hidden(link does not be insert into index/tag page)

you can check the demo site to learn the usages of mdblog.

Install

mdblog is implemented by rust language(2018 edition), so you need cargo command:

cargo +nightly install mdblog

mdblog will be installed in your cargo binary directory(~/.cargo/bin/).

CLI

mdblog can be use as a command:

$ mdblog -h
static site generator from markdown files

USAGE:
    mdblog <SUBCOMMAND>

FLAGS:
    -h, --help       Prints help information
    -V, --version    Prints version information

SUBCOMMANDS:
    build    Build the blog static files
    help     Prints this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
    init     Initialize the blog directory layout
    new      Create a blog post
    serve    Serve the blog, rebuild on change
    theme    Blog theme operations

you can also check the subcommand usage:

$ mdblog serve -h
Serve the blog, rebuild on change

USAGE:
    mdblog serve [OPTIONS]

FLAGS:
    -h, --help       Prints help information
    -V, --version    Prints version information

OPTIONS:
    -p, --port <port>    Serve the blog at http://127.0.0.1:<port> [default: 5000]

init blog

$ mdblog init myblog

blog directory(myblog) layout is initialized:

myblog
├── config.toml
├── media
├── posts
│   ├── hello.md
│   └── math.md
└── _themes
  • config.toml: blog config file
  • media: blog media directory
  • posts: blog posts directory
  • posts/hello.md: a markdown style post
  • _themes: blog themes directory

build blog

$ cd myblog
$ mdblog build

the blog static files are build into the subdir _build, the current blog directory(myblog) layout is:

myblog
├── config.toml
├── media
├── posts
│   ├── hello.md
│   └── math.md
├── _themes
└── _builds
  • _builds: generated static-site top directory

serve blog

$ mdblog serve

open the site index page automatically, and re-generate your static-site when you add or change content,

new post

create a new post titled another:

$ mdblog new another

a new markdown file posts/another.md is created, you can edit it for the new post.

refresh the index page, you will find the new post.

config.toml

site_url = ""
site_name = "Mdblog"
site_motto = "Simple is Beautiful!"
footer_note = "Keep It Simple, Stupid!"
media_dir = "media"
build_dir = "_build"
theme = "simple"
theme_root_dir = "_themes"
rebuild_interval = 2
posts_per_page = 20
Commit count: 245

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